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Ford County History Bibliography

Image of Kansas map with Ford County highlighted.Andrews, Jay S. History of Bloom, Kansas. Colby, KS: Prairie Printers, 1963. (K/978.1/-F75/B623).

Barkes, J.M. Visit Dodge City during the Kansas Centennial. Topeka, KS: National Reserve Life Insurance Co., 1960. (K/978.1/-F75/D66/Pam.v.1/no. 6).

Beeson, Merritt L. & Carl F. Etrick. Dodge City's Diamond Jubilee: 75th Birthday Party, May 23-25, 1947. Dodge City, KS: Journal, 1947. (K/978.1/-F75/D66/Pam.v.1/no. 5).

Braddock, Betty & Jeanie Covalt. Dodge City: Cowboy Capital, Beautiful Bibulous Babylon, Queen of the Cowtowns, Wicked Little City, the Delectable Burg. Dodge City, KS: Kansas Heritage Center, 1982. (K/978.1/-F75/D66/Pam.v.1/no. 7).

Bucklin Centennial Book Committee. Century of Stars: A History of the City of Bucklin, Kansas, & the Surrounding Community. Shawnee Mission, KS: Kres-Print, 1986. (K/978.1/-F75/B856).

Burch, C.S. Hand-Book of Ford County, Kansas. Chicago, IL: Author, 1887. (Microfilm reel: LM 896 no. 5).

Carey, Henry L. The Thrilling Story of Famous Boot Hill & Modern Dodge City. Dodge City, KS: Herbert Etrick Printers, 1937. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/no. 8).

Carter, Samuel. Cowboy Capitol of the World: The Saga of Dodge City. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1973. (K/978.1/-F75/C246).

Cultural Heritage & Arts Center. Dodge City, Queen of the Cowtowns. Dodge City, KS: High Plains Publishers, n.d. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/no. 33).

Dodge City Facts Book: What to See, Where to Go, How to Find It. Dodge City, KS: Etrick Printery, 1965. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/no. 22).

Etrick, Carl F. Dodge City Semi-Centennial Souvenir. Dodge City, KS: Etrick Co., 1922. (K/978.1/-F75/D66/ Pam.v.1/no. 2).

Faulk, Odie B. Dodge City: The Most Western Town of All. NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1977. (K/978.1/-F75/D66f).

Ford County Historical Society. Dodge City and Ford County, Kansas, 1870-1920. Dodge City, KS: Author, 1996. (K/978.1/-F75/D66fo).

Fry, Eleanor. Spearville: City of Windmills. Spearville, KS: Spearville News, 1975. (K/978.1/-F75/Sp31f).

Hammond, Dorothy & George Henrichs. The Dodge City Story. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1964. (K/978.1/-F75/D66h).

Hobble, F.A. Dodge City Pioneers & Buffalo Hunters. N.p.: 1922. (K/978.1/-F75/Mss.).

Johnston, C.M. "Another Story of the Blizzard". Dodge City Daily Globe. Jan. 16, 1935. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: D 562).

Kansas State Historical Society. Ford County Clippings, 1873-1999. (5 vols.). Topeka, KS: KSHS, n.d. (K/978.1/-F75/Clipp./v.1-5).

Kessen, Carla J. & Evelyn Steimel. Supplement to the Wright Centennial Book. Wright, KS: E.C. Publicity, 1987. (K/978.1/-F75/W93s).

The Last Round-Up: Pictorial Souvenir. Dodge City, KS: Etrick Printers, 1929. (K/978.1/-F75/D66l).

Lowther, Charles C. Dodge City, Kansas. Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance & Co., 1940. (K/978.1/ -F75/D66lo).

Marshals of Dodge City. N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-F75/Mss.).

"Mid-Century Edition", Kingsdown Clarion. Oct. 6, 1951. (Oversize/K/978.1/-F75/K61).

"Names of Ford County's Communities Preserve for All Time the Names of Pioneers Whose Efforts Founded Them", Dodge City Journal. Oct. 22, 1936. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: D 522).

Our Pioneer Days. N.p.: 1937. (K/978.1/-F75/F75).

Owens & Mendenhall. A Business Review of Dodge City & Ford County, Kansas, 1888. Dodge City, KS: Dodge City Times, 1888. (Oversize/K/978.1/-F75/D66dt).

Painter, G.L. Scenes in the Great Wheat Belt of Kansas: Ford County is in the Center. Des Moines, IA: Kenyon Press, 1906. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/no. 5).

Rath, Ida E. Early Ford County. North Newton, KS: Mennonite Press, 1964. (K/978.1/-F75/ R187).

Regnier, H.B. "More About that Blizzard: H.B. Regnier of Spearville Got a Thrill Out of 1886 Storms". Dodge City Daily Globe. Jan. 17, 1935. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: D 562).

Richards, Don. Boot Hill, Dodge City, Kansas. N.p.: 1973. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.2/no. 1).

Schmidt, Heinie. Ashes of My Campfire: Tales of Old Dodge City. Dodge City, KS: Journal, 1952. (K/978.1/-F75/D664).

_____. It's Worth Repeating Clippings, 1947-1952. (2 vols.). N.p.: n.d. (K/978.1/-F75/D66d).

Steimel, Evelyn. The History of West Hopewell: Story of a Community. N.p.: 1978. (K/978.1/ -F75/Pam.v.2/no. 2).

Strang, Ben W. "Howdy"--This is Your Official Dodge City Greeter & Guide. Dodge City, KS: Strange & Hetzel Publishing Co., 1954, 1958 & 1960. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/nos. 9-10).

Thompson, George G. Bat Masterson; The Dodge City Years. Ft. Hays Kansas State College Studies: (No. 6). Topeka, KS: Kansas State Printer, 1943. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/no. 20).

Vernon, Joseph S. Dodge City & Ford County, Kansas: A History of the Old & a Story of the New. Larned, KS: Tucker-Vernon Publishing Co., 1911. (K/978.1/-F75/Pam.v.1/no. 29).

Vestal, Stanley. Queen of Cowtowns, Dodge City. NY, NY: Harper & Bros., 1952. (K/978.1/ -F75/D66v).

The Wheat Belt. Short Sketches by Ford County Farmers. Dodge City, KS: Globe Print, 1893. (K/978.1/ -F75/Pam.v.1/no. 23).

View of steam locomotives trying to cut through large drifts of snow, 1886"Worst Blizzard in January, 1886", Dodge City Daily Globe. Jan. 14, 1935. [1 p.]. (Microfilm reel: D 562).

Wright, Robert M. Dodge City, the Cowboy Capital & the Great Southwest. Wichita, KS: Wichita Eagle, 1913. (K/978.1/-F75/D66w).

Wright Women Extension Homemakers Unit. Wright, Kansas, Centennial, 1887-1987. Wright, KS: EHU, 1987. (K/978.1/-F75/W93).

Young, Frederic R. Dodge City: Up Through a Century in Story & Pictures. Dodge City, KS: Boot Hill Museum, 1972. (K/978.1/-F75/Y85).