High & Rising: The 1951 Kansas City Flood

by Brian Burnes

This was Kansas City's greatest disaster, when vast areas were overrun by the waters of an untamed river, when thousands lost their homes and jobs, when the stockyards and packinghouses and rail yards and other mighty industries ground to a halt. And it was the city's greatest story of hope and recovery, as it determinedly cleaned up and rebuilt from ruin.

Genres: History

151 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2001