Storied & Scandalous Kansas City: A History of Corruption, Mischief and a Whole Lot of Booze

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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Author: Karla Deel
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781493042432