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Men of No Reputation: Robert Boatright, the Buckfoot Gang, and the Fleecing of Middle America
Men of No Reputation: Robert Boatright, the Buckfoot Gang, and the Fleecing of Middle America
Although little remembered today, Robert Boatright was one of the greatest con men of the early 20th century. With the assistance of a confederacy of crooks known as the Buckfoot Gang, he preyed upon the Midwest gentry and fixed athletic contests in the turn-of-the-century Ozarks.
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The Life and Times of “Wild Bill” Hickok in the Kansas City Area
The Life and Times of “Wild Bill” Hickok in the Kansas City Area
Before he was known as "Wild Bill,” famed frontiersman and gunfighter James Butler Hickok spent three formative years as a young man in the Kansas City area – a period of his life little known to the public. Years later he would return as a national media star and living legend.
Civic Corruption in Pendergast KC – MIDWEST GENEALOGY CENTER
Civic Corruption in Pendergast KC – MIDWEST GENEALOGY CENTER
The fix was in on many levels throughout the Kansas City government during the Pendergast era. Join Terence O'Malley as he profiles several notorious cases evidencing that democratic processes were nothing more than a mere inconvenience to many of those in power during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Native Tales Along the Lewis and Clark Trail – Blue Ridge Library
Native Tales Along the Lewis and Clark Trail – Blue Ridge Library
Join storyteller Jim Wallen for stories of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Learn how life changed with the opening of the West to settlement and how fur trappers, pioneers, and Native Americans all were affected by the journey.
Civic Corruption in Pendergast KC – Withers Library
Civic Corruption in Pendergast KC – Withers Library
The fix was in on many levels throughout the Kansas City government during the Pendergast era. Join Terence O’Malley as he profiles several notorious cases evidencing that democratic processes were nothing more than a mere inconvenience to many of those in power during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Native Tales Along the Lewis and Clark Trail – Kearney Library
Native Tales Along the Lewis and Clark Trail – Kearney Library
Join storyteller Jim Wallen for stories of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Learn how life changed with the opening of the West to settlement and how fur trappers, pioneers, and Native Americans all were affected by the journey.