Kansas City, America's Crossroads : Essays from the Missouri Historical Review, 1906-2006

The fourteen articles in this anthology, previously published in the Missouri Historical Review, examine multiple facets of Kansas City's history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Beginning with events prior to the settlement of the area, the essays describe important episodes in the social, economic, racial, and political life of Kansas City. Boss Tom Pendergast, conflict between incoming Mormons and earlier settlers, and a young female teacher's experience in the 1840s all figure into this rich history of the Kansas City area.Mutti Burke, Diane is the author of 'Kansas City, America's Crossroads : Essays from the Missouri Historical Review, 1906-2006', published 2007 under ISBN 9780962289170 and ISBN 0962289175.