Presented by Kansas City Public Library at Kansas City Public Library - Central Library, Kansas City MO
May
19
2024
Pat O’Neill, author of From the Bottom Up: The Story of the Irish in Kansas City, chronicles the travails of early West Bottoms residents.
The bustling, often chaotic, West Bottoms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries attracted dreamers of every stripe. Immigrants to Kansas City arrived by trains and horse-drawn conveyances seeking ... view more »