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Immigration and the Growth of Three Italian Colonies
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Description
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Chapter of book contains statistics on numbers and percentages of Italian immigrants, households by ward, etc. in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Kansas City.
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Date
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1978
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Book
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Little Dixie Section of Missouri
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The seven-county area in mid-state Missouri which falls along the Missouri River is referred to as Little Dixie. Because of the agricultural activity here, slavery was prominent in this area before the Civil War. The book covers descriptions of the area, slaves and their families, religion, home and community. Includes tables which give the population growth of the area (1820-1860), percentage of families owning slaves, average number of slaves per owner, etc.
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2006
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Book
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George Brown
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Biograhical sketch of George Brown, retired founder "of the firm of George L. Brown & Son, contractors and builders of Kansas City," born in 1842 in Montreal, Canada and moving to Kansas City in 1852, starting in the construction business in Kansas City in the late 1850s, listing some of his projects Downtown and in the riverfront area, both business buildings and residences. "[A] greater percentage of the more prominent business blocks of Kansas City have been constructed by him, as a member of the firm of George L. Brown & Son, than by any other contractor" (page 261).
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1908
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