Paris of the Plains: Kansas City from Doughboys to Expressways

Paris of the Plains: Kansas City from Doughboys to ExpresswaysDescription By John Simonson Paperback From the end of the Great War to the final years of the 1950s, Kansas Citians lived in a manner worthy of a place called Paris of the Plains. The title did more than nod to the perfumed ladies who shopped at Harzfeld's Parisian or the one thousand foot television antenna nicknamed the "Eye full Tower." It spoke to the character of a town that worked for Boss Tom and danced for Count Basie but transcended both the

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created new global powers

It’s 1917

Flying Fox is profusely illustrated with period and present-day photographs and maps that further bring this fascinating tale to life

Real-life “Farmerette” Helen Stevens trains to farm the land

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As World War I rages

were destroyed by the war”—remains as powerful and relevant as ever

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but when the war ended in November 1918

during the Cold War

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