Boss-busters & sin hounds; Kansas City and its Star.
9780826217691
Boss-busters & sin hounds; Kansas City and its Star.
Haskell, Harry.
U. of Missouri Press
2007
450 pages
$34.95
Hardcover
PN4899
Once Kansas City loved its Kansas City Star, and the feeling was mutual.
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