Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-2011

Name: Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-2011
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ISBN: 9780700618828

ISBN-10: 0700618821

ISBN-13: 9780700618828

Edition: 2012

Authors: James R. Shortridge

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Think of Kansas City and you'll probably think of barbecue, jazz, or the Chiefs. But for James Shortridge, this heartland city is more than the sum of its cultural beacons. In Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-201, a prize-winning geographer traces the historical geography of a place that has developed over 200 years from a cowtown on the bend of the Missouri River into a metropolis straddling two states. He explores the changing character of the community and its component neighborhoods, showing how the city has come to look and function the way it does-and how it has come to be perceived the way it has. Proximity to Great Plains ranches and farms encouraged early and sustained success for…

Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 11/7/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 262
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English