From Trading Post to Cowtown to Cosmopolitan Crossroads.
Kansas City Story, a rich collection of short stories blending history with fiction, takes the reader from the muddy banks of the Mighty Mo to the gleaming glass and steel of the Sprint Center. The journey highlights memorable moments in the river city's intriguing history, beginning as a wilderness settlement in 1821. Written by local authors, this unique anthology showcases the KC Spirit that overcame floods, fires, and disasters to create the quintessential American metropolis that thrives today.