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61. J. C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City: Innovation in Planned Residential Communities J. C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City: Innovation in Planned Residential Communities 1990
62. Plat book of Wright County, Mo. Plat book of Wright County, Mo. 1930
63. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men //1878
64. Biography of Burris A. Jenkins (1869-1945), Newspaper Editor and Minister Biography of Burris A. Jenkins (1869-1945), Newspaper Editor and Minister 1999
65. Biography of Henry C. Haskell (1902-1981), Editor and Author Biography of Henry C. Haskell (1902-1981), Editor and Author 1999
66. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men //1878
67. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men //1878
68. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men //1878
69. Thomas Hart Benton's Prophecy for Kansas City Thomas Hart Benton's Prophecy for Kansas City 1938 "It was about this time [1853] that Senator Thomas Hart Benton voiced his heartening prediction of the city's future. At a time when the rival cities, Independence and Leavenworth, continued to speak derisively...
70. Lee's Summit, Missouri's Origin of Name Lee's Summit, Missouri's Origin of Name 1965 "Lee's Summit was named for Dr. Pleasant Lea, the town's physician at that time, who was shot and killed during the Civil War near the present [1965] site of the Missouri Pacific Depot. The Summit portion...
71. Bones in the Well: The Haun's Mill Massacre, 1838: A Documentary History Bones in the Well: The Haun's Mill Massacre, 1838: A Documentary History 2006 "More than most documentary histories, "Bones in the Well" serves up large chunks of history--raw. No journalist wrote a contemporary account of the slaughter on Shoal Creek, but this work collects the...
72. Organized Crime in Kansas City Organized Crime in Kansas City 2008 "Open City is an historical work detailing and analyzing the birth and growth of an organized crime 'family' in Kansas City during the first 50 yars of the 20th Century" (back cover). It includes names...
73. Beginning of American Royal Beginning of American Royal 1991 "Perhaps you would be interested in knowing how this great show came into being. As early as 1880 pure-bred Angus, Shorthorn, Gallaway, and Hereford cattle were being brought into the Central West and...
74. Rone Lodge City Directory Entry Rone Lodge City Directory Entry 1872 "Rone Lodge, No. 25 (colored) meets at their Hall, on Fifth Street, between Walnut and Grand Avenue, first Monday in each month; special meetings every Monday evening. J. P. Pritchard, W. M.; J. D. Bowser,...
75. Big Award for Local Artist Is a Thrill Big Award for Local Artist Is a Thrill March 15, 2011 "Shane W. Evans, a Kansas City artist, received an Image Award for Literature at the 42nd annual NAACP's Image Awards...." The award was for his illustrations in the book ''My Brother Charlie'' that deals...
76. Desegregation in the Kansas City School District Desegregation in the Kansas City School District 2008 "The case of Missouri v. Jenkins marked the federal court's most expensive and most ambitious attempt to desegregate a public school district. In 1984, Judge Russell Clark ruled that the Kansas City, Missouri,...
77. Slavery in Missouri Slavery in Missouri 2004 "The first black slaves were introduced into Missouri from Santo Domingo by the French in 1720 to work the lead mines." Aspects of slavery discussed include: legal basis for slavery, laws affecting slaves,...
78. The Miracle Scrapbook Finding Aid The Miracle Scrapbook Finding Aid 1926 "The Miracle," a religious pantomime based on a Christian legend, played in Kansas City from November 22, 1926, to December 11, 1926. The play was presented in Convention Hall which was transformed into...
79. Kansas City Cave Region Kansas City Cave Region 2008 "The seven Missouri counties that constitute the Kansas City Cave Region cover 4,253 square miles. A total of 20 caves were recorded here as of April 2007. The cave count, by county, is Cass, 2; Clay,...
80. Kansas City Ballet Kansas City Ballet 2007 "This fifty-year retrospective of the Kansas City Ballet captures the glorious moments of performance by the company along with the story of its extraordinary journey to becoming a dynamic force in the...