Artists and writers Jim Davis, Robert Branaman, Alan Russo, Dave Haselwood, Michael McClure, Bruce Conner, and Charles Plymell all spent time in a Wichita bar, A Blackout, formerly The Silver Dollar. So did musicians Mike Finnegan and Jerry Hahn. A Blackout Tavern, 2930 E. 21st, a fixture in Wichita's Movement since the 1950s, has been gone over fifteen years. Pat O'Connor has collected several stories connected with the tavern into a book, Tales From A Blackout. Wichita made its mark on the national counterculture, and the scenery of the 1950s and 1960s is accurately described in this book. From its days in Wichita's beat era, the bar was a gathering place for the unconventional--beat poets, folk singers and early acid rock bands. And there was a loyalty to the bar, shown in the bumper stickers that declared "I Drink At A Blackout" on a black and red flag.

Tales From A Blackout : 1960s Counterculture

Literature & Fiction

O'Connor, Patrick Joseph

Genre Fiction

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Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875

James R. Mead

<p>Josh Yearout was an archivist in Special Collections, Wichita State University Library. For his master's degree in Public History (cum laude 2005) he wrote a study on pre-World War Two Wichita jazz. On July 7, 2009, at the age of 33, Josh passed away from cancer, leaving a wife and daughter. Rowfant Press specializes in Wichita history, and is publishing Josh's jazz study because it is a worthy addition to our city's musical and entertainment history. Wichita bootlegging is a key area of research in the book. Josh's unique position in Special Collections at the library gave him access to many, many records. Profits from this limited press run are going to his family. The book is a 96-page, perfect bound paperback with illustrations. Readers will be impressed with Josh's research hours and writing style-and the antics of Wichitans in the Jazz Age.</p>

Wichita Jazz and Vice Between the World Wars

Joshua Yearout

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Wondra, Keith

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