Battle of New Orleans

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Henry S. Laver
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The Power of Storytelling for a Healthy Democracy

National Trust for Historic Preservation: The Power of Storytelling for a Healthy Democracy 
Carol Quillen
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Built on Bread and Beef: The West Bottoms and Kansas City’s Culinary Heritage

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Andrea Broomfield
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Ports to Posts: Latter-day Saint Gathering in the Nineteenth Century

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Fred E. Woods
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'Free for All: Inside the Public Library'

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Dawn Logsdon & Lucie Faulknor
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Coven: A Graphic Novel Adventure

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Soman Chainani
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The Role of French Women in the Founding of Kansas City

The Role of French Women
Kathy Krause
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Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America

Red Scare
Clay Risen
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Guerrilla Violence in the American Civil War

Guerilla Violence
Andrew Fialka & Anderson Carman
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Crossings: Women on the Santa Fe Trail

Women on the Santa Fe Trail
Dr. Frances Levine
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Power of Computer Programming for Black Communities

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Mapping Inequality

Mapping Inequality
Donna Rae Pearson
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The Overland Trails and the Founding of Independence and Westport

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Travis Boley
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An Evening with Gillian Flynn

Gillian Flynn
Kansas City Public Library and UMKC MFA program in creative writing
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Vision Accomplished: The History of Kansas City Southern

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Cult Following

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J.W. Ocker
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Jim Leedy and the Beginnings of the Crossroads Arts District

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Stephanie Leedy, Erin Woodworth, & Lisa Peña
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Kansas City Founder: Race, Exploitation, and the Rise of William Gilliss

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Diane Euston
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Artist Talk and Collage Workshop

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Andrea Burgay
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The Life and Times of “Wild Bill” Hickok in the Kansas City Area

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Craig Crease
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The Adventures of Mexikid: A Boy and his Family on an Epic Road Trip

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Pedro Martín
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No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas

No Place Like Home
Kevin Willmott, C.J. Janovy
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Battle for the River Quay: Mob Wars and Urban Renewal

Battle for the River Quay
Gary Jenkins
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Walk, Ride, Paddle: A Life Outside

Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine and Candice Millard
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