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Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly
Annie Chambers
Annie's Resort
Anti-Saloon League
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Autumn Leaf Club
Battle Row
Blue Goose Cabaret
Bootleggers
brothels
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C. W. Trickett
Carrie Nation
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Civic House Cleaners
Claude Garton
Daniel Yoacham Tavern
Dry Belt
Ed Finley
Edwin Booth
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Fainting Bertha
Frank M. Lowe
Harvey Leopold
Heim Brewery
Hell's Half Acre
Hey Hay
Imperial Brewing Co.
J. Rieger & Co.
James "Guinea Pig" Abott
Joe and Frank DeLuca
Joe Donegan
John Thoes Saloon
Kansas City
Little Blue
Product details
- ISBN 9781493042432
- Weight: 263g
- Dimensions: 149 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 08 Dec 2019
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A toast to the wild parties, the wicked deeds, the streets and the characters who colored Kansas City history.
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.
Karla Deel is the founder and editor of SqueezeBox City, an online magazine dedicated to the history and culture of Kansas City. SqueezeBox City publishes a variety of original content in addition to curating and producing events related to Kansas City history throughout the city. She’s worked with New Letters and Boulevard magazines and as assistant director of the Greater Kansas City Writing Project where she was awarded the Stanley H. Durwood Fellowship for Creative Writing. She has been involved with most of Kansas City’s regional history groups and works closely with History Kansas City Foundation, Young Preservationists, Historic West Bottoms, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Jackson County Historical Society, and Historic West Bottoms Association.
