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My grandfather's prison a story of death and deceit in 1940s Kansas City

Title
My grandfather's prison [electronic resource] : a story of death and deceit in 1940s Kansas City / Richard A. Serrano.
Author
Serrano, Richard A.
Publication
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.

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Description
1 online resource (154 p.) : ill.
Summary
"Author discovers the fate of the grandfather he never knew, who had abruptly abandoned his family during the Great Depression, become a prisoner to alcohol and skid row, and, entangled in the corrupt Pendergast era of Kansas City, Missouri, had finally been murdered at the old Kansas City Municipal Farm"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
My grandfather's prison (Online)
Alternative Title
My grandfather's prison (Online)
Subject
  • Lyons, James Patrick, 1908-1948
  • Murder > Missouri > Kansas City
  • Murder victims > Missouri > Kansas City
  • Murder > Investigation > Missouri > Kansas City
  • Alcoholics > Missouri > Kansas City > Biography
  • Political corruption > Missouri > Kansas City > History > 20th century
  • Kansas City (Mo.) > Politics and government
  • Kansas City (Mo.) > Biography
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LCCN
2009013878
OCLC
ssj0000423672
Author
Serrano, Richard A.
Title
My grandfather's prison [electronic resource] : a story of death and deceit in 1940s Kansas City / Richard A. Serrano.
Imprint
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.
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