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Title
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Sinclair Lewis In Kansas City
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Description
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Author Sinclair Lewis spent time in Kansas City while researching and preparing to write his book "Elmer Gantry," or what he called his "preacher novel." Local ministers such as William L. Stidger of Linwood Boulevard Methodist Church and Burris Jenkins of the Linwood Boulevard Christian Church became involved with Lewis while he was in Kansas City. "Pastor I. M. Hargett of the Grand Avenue Temple . . . flattered himself on being the real-life model for Gantry" (p. 254). Includes a picture of Lewis taken while in Kansas City.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book Section
