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Title
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The Great 1951 Flood: Tales of the 1951 Flood
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Description
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Booklet of personal reminiscences (with a few cartoon illustrations) about the 1951 flood in Kansas City, Kansas, especially in the West Bottoms (at the mouth of the Kansas River or Kaw River).
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Date
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1995
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Leaders in Our Town
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Description
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Photo and bio of Clark Tucker, mayor of Kansas City, Kansas during the 1951 flood. Born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1897 and serving in World War I before becoming a lawyer, judge, and then mayor in 1947.
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Date
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1952
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Terminal Junction
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Description
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Book about the author's upbringing in the Serbian community of Kansas City, Kansas (in the 1940s-1950s) with descriptions of the Greater Kansas City area and its railroads and railroad stations, the 1951 flood, and "the changing American Dream."
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Postwar Development in Kansas City, Kansas and Johnson County, Kansas
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Description
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Section of chapter provides an overview of the economic history of Kansas City, Kansas and Johnson County, Kansas in the decades after World War II. The author notes that the economy of Kansas City, Kansas was damaged by the 1951 Flood and the evolution of the meat packing industry, but the city's population has managed to rise from 129,553 in 1950 to 146,866 in 2000.
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Date
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1905-06-26
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Object Type
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Book
