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• Winner of Missouri History Book Award (History) 2013

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-This is a wonderful synthesis and excellent piece of scholarship which is also quite readable from a general reader's perspective. It should add greatly to a broader understanding of the historical development of the cities and region. . . . A huge contribution to the literature of Kansas City's fascinating history.---William S. Worley, author of J.C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City -A well-written and readable volume that will be a major asset to the literature of Kansas City history.---David Boutros, Assistant Director, State Historical Society of Missouri

This is a wonderful synthesis and excellent piece of scholarship which is also quite readable from a general reader's perspective. It should add greatly to a broader understanding of the historical development of the cities and region. . . . A huge contribution to the literature of Kansas City's fascinating history. --<b>William S. Worley</b>, author of <i>J.C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City</i> A well-written and readable volume that will be a major asset to the literature of Kansas City history. --<b>David Boutros</b>, Assistant Director, State Historical Society of Missouri

This book multiple readerships. Longtime residents of the metropolis will surely learn new things from this book and find new frameworks for understanding details that they already know. Newcomers will learn even more. Meanwhile, urban historians and geographers who have known Kansas Ciity only in passing will enjoy, through close comparison, a great source to study anew the cities more familiar to them.--Kansas History This is a wonderful synthesis and excellent piece of scholarship which is also quite readable from a general reader's perspective. It should add greatly to a broader understanding of the historical development of the cities and region. . . . A huge contribution to the literature of Kansas City's fascinating history.--William S. Worley, author of J.C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas CityA well-written and readable volume that will be a major asset to the literature of Kansas City history.--David Boutros, Assistant Director, State Historical Society of Missouri

This is a wonderful synthesis and excellent piece of scholarship which is also quite readable from a general reader s perspective. It should add greatly to a broader understanding of the historical development of the cities and region. . . . A huge contribution to the literature of Kansas City s fascinating history. William S. Worley, author of J.C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City A well-written and readable volume that will be a major asset to the literature of Kansas City history. David Boutros, Assistant Director, State Historical Society of Missouri This book multiple readerships. Longtime residents of the metropolis will surely learn new things from this book and find new frameworks for understanding details that they already know. Newcomers will learn even more. Meanwhile, urban historians and geographers who have known Kansas Ciity only in passing will enjoy, through close comparison, a great source to study anew the cities more familiar to them. Kansas History

""This is a wonderful synthesis and excellent piece of scholarship which is also quite readable from a general reader's perspective. It should add greatly to a broader understanding of the historical development of the cities and region. . . . A huge contribution to the literature of Kansas City's fascinating history.""--William S. Worley, author of J.C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City ""A well-written and readable volume that will be a major asset to the literature of Kansas City history.""--David Boutros, Assistant Director, State Historical Society of Missouri ""This book can serve multiple readerships. Longtime residents of the metropolis will surely learn new things from this book and find new frameworks for understanding details that they already know. Newcomers will learn even more. Meanwhile, urban historians and geographers who have known Kansas Ciity only in passing will enjoy, through close comparison, a great source to study anew the cities more familiar to them.""--Kansas History

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