Daniel C. Fitzgerald is famous for his Ghost Towns of Kansas series, which began in 1976 and spanned six volumes over thirty years. The series won several awards, including four news emmy awards, a rock album, and numerous accolades. Fitzgerald recently authored another Kansas history book, this one on the history of Kansas tornadoes, entitled Sound and Fury: A History of Kansas Tornadoes, 1854-2008. It has also received widespread praise. A native of Kansas, Fitzgerald brought Kansas history to life in the 1970s and 1980s, exposing an entire new audience through his easy, popular writing style and his knack for finding the unusual and the fascinating. Ghost Towns of Kansas: 6 will attract old friends back to the genre, as well as many new ones.