Storied & Scandalous Kansas City

Storied & Scandalous Kansas City
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9781493042449
ISBN-13 : 1493042440
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Book Synopsis Storied & Scandalous Kansas City by : Karla Deel

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. ,


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