Up for auction is this book "Proud Heritage" put out by the Kansas City Life Insurance Company.  This book was copywritten in 1957.  This 56 page book is a collection of stories from the "Kansas City Hour," a weekly program of great music sponsored by the Kansas City Life Insurance Company. Original narrations were written by Donna DeCamp, William Stratton and Arthur Williams. The book is illustrated by Frederic james and edited by Robert S. Townsend.  The following chapters are included in the book:

On the Great Bend of the Missouri

Daniel Morgan Boone

The coming of the Steamboats

One-Eyed Ellis

westward Bound

The Gettysburg of the West

Bobo Potee and King Faro

Wild Bill Hickock

The First Railroad

The Grand Opening of the Hannibal Bridge

Stillwell's Dream of Empire

Cattle Drives

Turkey Red

Quality Hill

Hale's Firefighters

The Hill Climbers

Priests of Pallas

The City Beautiful

This book is in good shape. There is a small stain on the front cover that goes thru to the second page.  This book is in excellent look into the history of Kansas City.

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