AIAA, Wichita Section and Price, Jay M.  Wichita’s Legacy of Flight.  Arcadia Publishing, Chicago. 2003.

Research project by students at Wichita State University, Public History Program.  Support from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Wichita Section, as part of the nationwide commemoration of the centennial of flight.

Henline, Beverly.  In the Whirligig of Time: Pages from Wichita History.  Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Wichita. 1996.

Forty-one selected articles on a wide range of Wichitahistorical “tidbits” researched by the author and published in Active Aging between 1990 and 1995.  Photographs on every page.  88 pp.

Isern, Thomas E. and Wilson, Raymond.  Kansas Land.  Peregrine Smith Books, Salt Lake City. 1993.

Most middle-school teachers are familiar with this school textbook.  Simply written, profusely illustrated overview of Kansasstate history with arguably significant gaps.  Adopted text on Kansas history since 1993. 237 pp.

Kirkman, Kay.  Wichita, a Pictorial History.  Donning Company, Norfolk, Virginia.  1981.

Predominantly photographic/journalistic overview of Wichita history and persona with far more italicized caption than text narrative.  Subsidized by Mid Kansa Federal Savings & Loan.  Oversize hardback.  184 pp. Out of print.

Long, R. M. “Dick.”  Wichita Century—A Pictorial History of Wichita, Kansas 1870-1970.  The Wichita Historical Museum Association, Inc. and the Junior League of Wichita, Inc.  McCormick Armstrong, Inc., Wichita. 1969.

Black and white photographs heavily captioned.  Final chapter in color dedicated to a generalized economic overview of the century.  Greater emphasis on recent history than in other publications.  Oversize hardback.  272 pp.  Out of print.

Miner, Craig.  Wichita, The Magic City.  Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Association, Wichita.  1988.

Provides a comprehensive, well-illustrated, carefully referenced overview of Wichitawithin the broader panoply of U.S. history.  Oversize hardback. 230 pp.

Miner, Craig.  West of Wichita, Settling the High Plains of Kansas 1865-1890.  University Press of Kansas. 1986.

Set in the broader context of westward expansion; detailed and well-referenced examples from Kansas history to support each contention.

Miner, H. Craig. Wichita, The Early Years, 1865-80.  University of Nebraska Press. 1982.

An important source of accurate information regarding early Wichita history.  201 pp.

Oringderff, Barbara.  True Sod.  Mennonite Press, Inc., North Newton, Kansas. 1976.

Oversize volume with lots of photographs; more accessible than Sod and Stubble for students.

Price, Jay M.  Wichita, 1860-1930. Arcadia Publishing, Chicago. 2003

Most recent pictorial publication on Wichita history.  No index.  Inspired by the Wichita Photo Archives website. About one in five of the 178 images selected are depicted online.  128 pp.

Richmond, Robert W.  Kansas, A Pictorial History.  University Press of Kansas. 1992.

Originally published by the Kansas State Historical Society in 1961; revised in 1992.  Profusely illustrated photo overview with narrative divided between text and captions.  Oversize hardback. 274 pp.

Rowe, Frank J. and Miner, Craig.  Borne on the South Wind: A Century of Kansas Aviation. Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Wichita. 1994.

A scholarly yet lively account of aviation history; centered in Wichita.  244 pp.

Tanner, Beccy.  Bear Grease, Builders and Bandits —The Men and Women of Wichita’s Past.  Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Wichita. 1991.

Personable vignettes of Wichitahistory written by a Wichita Eagle historical news reporter. 151 pp.

Thompson, Susan.  Prairie Runways: The History of Wichita’s Original Municipal Airport.  Air Capital Press, Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita. 2000.