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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Biography of Benoist Troost (1786-1859), "[c]onsidered the first physician to reside in Kansas City," a Dutch immigrant and wealthy Kansas City real estate developer, including the Gillis House hotel.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Early History of the Lumber Trade of Kansas City
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Description
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From the booklet's dedication page: "This little booklet is issued at the request pf Jay Coatsworth and Frank P. Strickland life-long friends, and is dedicated to the memory of the Kansas City Lumberman of the Eighties who have 'Crossed the Bar,' and to all others interested in the upbuilding of Kansas City, making it truly The Prophetic City. the future Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley. - C. P. D. This booklet is a compilation of a series of articles written by C. P. Deatherage, and published in various issues of the Retail Lumberman, of Kansas City, beginning October 15, 1922, and ending August 1, 1923."
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Date
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1924
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Dr. Benoist Troost
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Description
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George Caleb Bingham painted a portrait of Dr. Benoist Troost in 1859. Book contains a picture of the portrait and biographical information on Dr. Troost. "Some admirers of this likeness insist that it is Bingham's most endearing portrait."
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Date
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2005~
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Historical Overview of the Ethnic Communities in Kansas City
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Description
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Not numerous as an ethnic group in Kansas City but notable for their individual contributions, arriving mainly after 1840, including Dr. Benoist Troost, Kansas City's first doctor and the namesake of Troost Avenue.
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Date
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1976
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Object Type
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Book
