I Love Kansas

by Richard Taylor

Kansas has no stronger advocate than Rev. Richard Taylor. Only part of him is preacher though, part is historic preservationist, part is sports fan, and yet another part is engineer, his original calling. He is the man responsible for saving many traces of Kansas' rich cultural heritage. These range from the anitque Statehouse elevator to the largest horse barn in Kansas to his own lovingly restored home at Berryton, on the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, it's only fitting that his book would be entitled, I Love Kansas. In the book, Rev. Taylor chronicles many of the battles fought for "the good life" in Kansas. I Love Kansas, simply stated, remembers history.

208 pages, Paperback

Published August 18, 2001

About the author

Richard Taylor is a professor of English and currently serves as Kenan Visiting Writer at Transylvania University. A former Kentucky poet laureate, he is the author of six collections of poetry, two novels, and several books of non-fiction, mostly relating to Kentucky history. A former dean and teacher in the Governor's Scholars Program, he was selected as Distinguished Professor at Kentucky State University in 1992. He has won two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Al Smith Creative Writing Award from the Kentucky Arts Council. He and his wife Lizz own Poor Richard's Books in Frankfort, Kentucky.