Kansas Governors

Homer E. Socolofsky (1922-2005) was professor emeritus of history at Kansas State University and a leading authority on Kansas history. His many publications include Arthur Capper: Publisher, Politician, Philanthropist and Landlord William Scully. Virgil W. Dean is an independent historian and consulting editor who was editor of the journal Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains for almost thirty years. A former historian for the Kansas State Historical Society, he is the author or editor of four books, including John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History.

Kansas governors have had impact on their state and on all of the American West. Kansas Governors is a long-needed reference tool that should be emulated by all Western States. It belongs in every library--academic, public, school, or special--which has a Kansas or Western Americana collection."--Journal of the West "Socolofsky provides readers with an excellent introduction to Kansas politics and a model for works of this type."--Great Plains Quarterly "Socolofsky has achieved his aim of providing a sound standard reference on the governors of Kansas. It will be useful to students of Kansas history and to those seeking a quick introduction to a particular governor of the Sunflower State."--Journal of American History "Socolofsky is to be congratulated for his tenacity and the resulting quality of this work on Kansas history."--Annals of Iowa "The author has done a commendable job in providing equal coverage of ten territorial and 41 state governors. This work is a valuable research tool."--Great Plains Newsletter "This authoritative reference is a significant contribution to Kansas history and political history as well. It's a book I will use again and again."--Thomas D. Isern, professor of history at Emporia State University