Kansas City Chronicles: An Up-To-Date History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596299863)

From guerilla warfare and martial law to the elegant dresses of the Harzfeld Parisian Cloak Company, discover how everything became up-to-date in Kansas City (including the phrase up-to-date itself, which predates the song in Oklahoma!). Watch as the Jackson County Poor Farm became the state-of-the-art Truman Medical Center and learn why Old Westport is the real McCoy. Meet the resident mouse of the Laugh-O-Gram studio on Thirteenth and Forest, which took food from Walt Disney's hand as Mortimer before taking shape on Disney's drawing board as Mickey. In this collection of his best historical columns, David Jackson delivers a vivid portrait of the people, places and events that continue to shape this fascinating town.

Author: David W. Jackson
ISBN-10: 159629986X
ISBN-13: 9781596299863
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.58w x 0.39d