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Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-2011
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Winner: John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize
Winner: Kniffen Award
Winner: Missouri History Book Award
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 tw...