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History Lover's Guide to Kansas City, A

Author : Paul Kirkman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144401
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Kansas City, A by : Paul Kirkman

Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Kansas City, A written by Paul Kirkman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas City is often seen as a "cow town" with great barbecue and steaks. But it is also a city with more boulevards than Paris and more working fountains than Rome. There are burial mounds that date back more than two thousand years. The National World War I Museum and Memorial, opened in 1926, stands more than two hundred feet tall. Leila's Hair Museum has a collection that brings tourists from all over the nation. The Kansas City Jazz Museum features a historic district and world-class museum that document a time when dance halls, cabarets, speakeasies and even honky-tonks and juke joints fostered the development of a new musical style. Join author Paul Kirkman as he cuts a trail past the stockyards into the heart of America--Kansas City.

Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Author : Anne Kniggendorf
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681062836
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure written by Anne Kniggendorf and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most visitors know all about Kansas City’s barbecue, jazz, and football success, but there are hidden gems and wild pieces of trivia around every turn in Missouri’s largest city. Is the giant Hereford bull anatomically correct? Can a seed that’s been to outer space still grow into a normal tree? And who really killed President William Henry Harrison? You’ll find answers to the questions you didn’t know you had in Secret Kansas City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Learn why three completely unrelated groups have chosen Kansas City as the center of the world and the place you want to be when the world ends. Between these covers, you’ll also find castles, a horse buried in a cul-de-sac, a ghost who likes a good laugh, and the world’s longest snake. This is not a tour guide for outsiders; it’s a scavenger hunt—insiders only, please. Longtime Kansas Citian Anne Kniggendorf is at your service to bolster your love and boost your respect for this middle-of-the-map city. With her eye for the odd leading the way, you’ll have a great time discovering Kansas City.

Historic Photos of Kansas City

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618586459
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Kansas City written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the mid nineteenth century, Kansas City was an important trading center for the westward movement. Through the late 1800s, two World Wars, and into the modern era, Kansas City has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity through the strength and resolve of its citizens. This volume, Historic Photos of Kansas City, captures this journey through still photography from the city’s finest archives. From the Civil War, to the turn of the century, to the building of a modern metropolis, Historic Photos of Kansas City follows life, government, education, and events throughout Kansas City’s history. This book captures unique and rare scenes as depicted in nearly 200 historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

History Lover's Guide to Denver, A

Author : Mark Barnhouse
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467142123
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Denver, A by : Mark Barnhouse

Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Denver, A written by Mark Barnhouse and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in an unlikely spot where dry prairies meet formidable mountains, Denver overcame its doubtful beginning to become the largest and most important city within a thousand miles. This tour of the Queen City of the Plains goes beyond travel guidebooks to explore its fascinating historical sites in detail. Tour the grand Victorian home where the unsinkable Molly Brown lived prior to her Titanic voyage. Visit the Brown Palace Hotel suite that President Dwight and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower used as the "Summer White House." Pay respects at the mountaintop grave of the greatest showman of the nineteenth century, Colonel William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. From the jazzy Rossonian lounge where Ella scatted and Basie swung to gleaming twenty-first-century art museums, author Mark A. Barnhouse traces the Mile High City's story through its historical legacy.

A History Lover's Guide to Galveston

Author : Tristan Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1540260070
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book A History Lover's Guide to Galveston written by Tristan Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide through the history of the Playground of the Southwest. Established in 1839, Galveston was the largest city in Texas for much of the state's early history. The island city has hosted the likes of Cabeza de Vaca, Jean Lafitte, Sam Houston, Jack Johnson, King Vidor, and Sam Maceo. A strategic target during the Civil War and military stronghold during both World Wars, Galveston endured through countless calamities, including the most damaging hurricane to hit the United States. From historic mansions to long-hidden outposts of the vice district, author Tristan Smith surveys the best places to catch a glimpse of the Oleander City's past, whether that comes in the form of museum treasure or Seawall panorama.

History Lover's Guide to Minneapolis, A

Author : Sherman Wick & Holly Day
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467141933
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Minneapolis, A by : Sherman Wick & Holly Day

Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Minneapolis, A written by Sherman Wick & Holly Day and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minneapolis began at the Falls of St. Anthony, the sole waterfall on the Mississippi River. The cataract, the great hydrological engine, propelled the city's economic growth and physical expansion, and two distinct municipal identities emerged. A city of seasons, Minneapolis celebrates winter flurries and chills with ice skating and hot chocolate at the annual Holidazzle Festival. In the sultry midsummer heat, the Aquatennial brings swimmers and boating enthusiasts to the Chain of Lakes and the river. Landmarks, too, define the topography-Spoonbridge and Cherry, the Stone Arch and Hennepin Avenue Bridges, the Foshay Tower and the IDS Center. Join local authors Sherman Wick and Holly Day on a trip beyond the typical guidebook as they explore the architecture, parks and historical figures of the Mill City.

Food Lovers' Guide to® Kansas City

Author : Sylvie Hogg Murphy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762768460
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Book Synopsis Food Lovers' Guide to® Kansas City by : Sylvie Hogg Murphy

Download or read book Food Lovers' Guide to® Kansas City written by Sylvie Hogg Murphy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to Kansas City's food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers’ markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested iconic landmarks; and recipes using local ingredients and traditions.

History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A

Author : Greg Borzo
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146714570X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A written by Greg Borzo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded next to a great lake and a sluggish river, Chicago became the home to modern retailing, skyscrapers, and an increasingly concentrated downtown. The Chicago stockyards fed the world, and railroads turned the city into the nation's transportation hub. When a great fire leveled the city, Chicago rose again. Borzo helps you explore a missile site that became a bird sanctuary; explains how the city's first public library was located in an abandoned water tank; and introduces us to business leaders, society dames, anarchists and army generals. -- adapted from back cover

History Lover's Guide to Lincoln, A

Author : Gretchen M. Garrison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144452
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis History Lover's Guide to Lincoln, A by : Gretchen M. Garrison

Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Lincoln, A written by Gretchen M. Garrison and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic change accompanied Lincoln's growth from a village of 30 settlers to a city of 300,000. Today, Lincoln retains the residue of its fascinating past for those who know where to look. Tour Lincoln's storied heritage by charting the arrival of the university, penitentiary, asylum and railroads. Learn how the early churches still anchor the community. Discover the five towns that later merged into Lincoln. Visualize the artwork that best reflects Lincoln-both the person and city. Locate where Lindbergh learned to fly. Revisit the downtown Lincoln scene of what was once the largest bank robbery in the United States. Picture the once thriving Capitol Beach Amusement Park. Explore Nebraska's capital city in the expert company of Gretchen M. Garrison.

History Lover's Guide to Houston, A

Author : Tristan Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144665
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book History Lover's Guide to Houston, A written by Tristan Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houston earned its international reputation as a hub for space flight and the oil industry. But visitors don't need to search out the secrets of the stars or the depths of the earth to experience the impressive legacy of the nation's fourth-largest city. Traverse the streets of downtown and find historic treasures from antebellum Texas. Venture to the outskirts to find the world's "Eighth Wonder," as well as the globe's tallest stone monument and one of its largest ports. Discover why the town's exceptional heritage of innovation, industry and architecture has sparked a movement to uncover and embrace its historic structures. Join Tristan Smith for an in-depth exploration of Houston's historic wards.

Storied & Scandalous Kansas City

Author : Karla Deel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493042440
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Storied & Scandalous Kansas City written by Karla Deel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Kansas City—the best town this side of Hell. The Paris of the Plains. Home to the Wettest Block in the World. This collection celebrates a storied history of one notorious city. Meet the mobsters and victims, bootleggers, madams, political bosses and raucous entertainers who truly brought the party to the plains even during Prohibition. Witness the best parades, the wackiest costumes and the wildest scams. Kansas City’s sordid underbelly is full of surprises sure to delight and entice—the odd, macabre and delightful.

Forgotten Tales of Kansas City

Author : Paul Kirkman
Publisher : Forgotten Tales
ISBN 13 : 9781609496159
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Kansas City written by Paul Kirkman and published by Forgotten Tales. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief stories of Kansas City history, from the Beatles to Jesse James and Harry Houdini.

Kansas City's Historic Midtown Neighborhoods

Author : Mary Jo Draper
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439650349
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Kansas City's Historic Midtown Neighborhoods written by Mary Jo Draper and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique character of Midtown—from Thirty-first to Fifty-fifth Streets, State Line to the Paseo—grew out of its development as the streetcar suburbs of an expanding Kansas City. As residents both rich and poor moved out of the crowded downtown area after 1880, Midtown neighborhoods were built. The first wave brought mansions to major streets such as Armour Boulevard, Troost Avenue, and Broadway Boulevard, and later a housing shortage spurred the development of Midtown’s unique apartment buildings. Well-known architects and local developers created bungalows, shirtwaists, and tree-lined residential streets. Churches and schools, business districts, movie theaters, and other entertainment venues quickly followed residents in their migration to the “south side.” By the 1940s, Midtown’s growing residential districts had developed into today’s popular neighborhoods, including Center City, Coleman Highlands, Countryside, Crestwood, Heart of Westport, Hyde Park, Manheim Park, Old Hyde Park, Plaza-Westport, Rockhill, Volker, Roanoke, South Plaza, Southmoreland, Squier Park, Sunset Hill, Troostwood, Valentine, West Plaza, and Westwood Park.

Historic Photos of Kansas

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618583999
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Kansas written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-03-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positioned in the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states, Kansas has played a vital role in the nation’s development. From its Native American roots—the state is named for the Kansa tribe—Kansas has been both eyewitness and participant to history. No state, literally or figuratively, has been more in the middle of America’s fascinating story than the Sunflower State. Culled from Library of Congress and Kansas Historical Society collections, the nearly 200 striking black-and-white images in Historic Photos of Kansas trace a progression from “Bleeding Kansas,” a period of violent struggle between free-state abolitionists and pro-slavery sympathizers, to the state’s many contributions to westward expansion, railroads, agriculture, and America at war. Although these photos speak for themselves, when combined with captions and chapter introductions, they will transport curious readers to a close-up view of Kansans helping to write history.

Kansas City Jazz

Author : Frank Driggs
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195307122
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Kansas City Jazz written by Frank Driggs and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker, this work aims to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz. It showcases the lives of the great musicians who made Kansas City swing, with profiles of jazz figures such as Mary Lou Williams, Big Joe Turner, and others.

The Big Divide

Author : Diane Eickhoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976443421
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book The Big Divide written by Diane Eickhoff and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to rethink everything you knew about the Civil War. Did you know it was on the prairies of Kansas where the first shots in America's greatest conflict were fired? That it was Missouri where African-American soldiers first marched into battle? Those are just two of many surprising finds you'll make when you explore the Missouri-Kansas Border Region with this guide, designed by a historian and a journalist who have traveled every mile of this contentious border. Since it was first published in 2013, "The Big Divide Travel Guide" has made its way into thousands of glove boxes and travel bags. Inside this completely updated edition you'll find themed driving tours, over 130 recommended sites, suggestions for kids and parents, maps, and the insights of two experienced road trippers.

A History Lover's Guide to Louisville

Author : Bryan S. Bush
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439672296
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Book Synopsis A History Lover's Guide to Louisville by : Bryan S. Bush

Download or read book A History Lover's Guide to Louisville written by Bryan S. Bush and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gateway to the South. Home of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs. Louisville has a rich history, beginning with the city's discovery by General George Rogers Clark. The city played an important role in the Civil War, and during the Gilded Age, it became the Bourbon Capital of the World. During World War I, the city hosted 47,500 troops at Camp Zachary Taylor. During World War II, the U.S. Naval Ordnance Plant contributed to the war effort, making rounds for big guns during the late war. Author Bryan S. Bush takes the reader on a journey to discover the history of Louisville through the historic sites and locations from far past to the present day.