Historic Photos of Kansas City (eBook)

Lara Copeland (Text von)

eBook Download: EPUB

2006
220 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-61858-645-2 (ISBN)

Infos

By the mid nineteenth century, Kansas City was an important trading center for the westward movement. Through the late 1800s, two World Wars, and into the modern era, Kansas City has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity through the strength and resolve of its citizens.This volume,Historic Photos of Kansas City,captures this journey through still photography from the citys finest archives. From the Civil War, to the turn of the century, to the building of a modern metropolis,Historic Photos of Kansas Cityfollows life, government, education, and events throughout Kansas Citys history. This book captures unique and rare scenes as depicted in nearly 200 historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Zusatzinfo: b/w photographs
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: black-and-white photography • Coffee Table Book • historic American cities • historic images • Historic Photos of Kansas City • Historic Photos series • history of Kansas City • history of Missouri • Kansas City • Kansas City Missouri • Local History • photos of Kansas City • pictorial history
• ISBN-10: 1-61858-645-9 / 1618586459
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61858-645-2 / 9781618586452