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The Kansas City Public Library welcomes railroad historian Peter A. Hansen for a presentation called Dreams of Empire: Kansas City and the Railroads on Tuesday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Forum at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Related Events: | |
• | Ian Kennedy: The Impressionists and the Railroad |
• | David Lean and the Romance of Steam Locomotion |
Read Before You Go: | |
• | Railroad Reading |
Hansen, editor of the academic journal Railroad History, leads this exploration of how railroads changed Kansas City and the nation.
Admission is free. RSVP here or call 816.701.3407. Free parking is also available.
This event is presented with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in support of its Art in the Age of Steam exhibition, now on display at the museum.