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

A toast to the wild parties, the wicked deeds, the streets and the characters who colored Kansas City history. Welcome to Kansas Citythe 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 Citys sordid underbelly is full of surprises sure to delight and enticethe odd, macabre and delightful. Autorid: Karla Deel