Images of America - Harrisonville

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Harrisonville, founded in 1837, is one of the oldest towns in western Missouri. Situated just south of Kansas City, it served Cass County as the center of government, commerce, and cultural life for over 150 years. Its geographic proximity to the Kansas border brought conflict and bloodshed during the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War eras, from 1854 to 1865, as jayhawkers and bushwhackers raided, looted, and terrified local citizens. After the war, four railroads brought new settlers and business opportunities. The town flourished as the center of a rich agricultural region and touted businesses, including a brickyard, a foundry, and several mills. Victorian brick buildings sprung up around the square from the 1880s to the early 1900s. The Italianate Cass County Courthouse, designed by W.C. Root, crowns the square as an architectural gem. In the 20th century, shoppers flocked to the town for business and pleasure. The square retains a high degree of architectural significance and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

World War I Casualties of Cass County

$14.00

Alphabetical list of biographical information of men who died in WWI that were residents of Cass County, Missouri.
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Stories About Incidents 1915-1940

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Book of oral history from George A. Wilderboor about life in Cass County in the early to mid 20th century.

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Elizabeth's War

$15.00

Signed copy of historical fiction book about the devastating consequences of Order #11 in Cass County and beyond.
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Lou's Story

$15.00

Signed copy of historical fiction that highlights Civil War events Missouri and surrounding regions.
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Bury Me with My People

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Signed copy of historical fiction book about women's fight for survival during the Civil War.
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Treachery at Midnight

$15.00

Signed copy of the latest historical fiction from D.L. Rogers that highlights people and places from Cass County during the Civil War era.
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Crossfire in the Street: Lone Jack 1862

$15.00
Enjoy a signed copy of this exciting historical novel about the Battle of Lone Jack from local author D.L. Rogers! 
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R.L.Y. Peyton: An American Journey - 1824-1863

$30.00

R.L.Y. Peyton's journey from obscurity to the national stage and then to oblivion, is as unlikely as it is incredible. Born into the cavalier Virginia gentry, Lud's family migrated to Oxford, Ohio. He attended Miami University before getting a law degree at the University of Virginia. For 10 years he practiced frontier law in Harrisonville, Mo. Suddenly in 1854, inflamed by the Kansas - Nebraska Act Lud exploded onto the political stage. He represented western Missouri in the state senate, helped trigger secession and then served in the C.S.A. Senate. He died from malaria in Alabama in 1863. Peyton's journey is uniquely American, his life narrating Missouri's, and the country's, ante-bellum history. 

This hardback biography contains 419 narrative pages. Twenty-five (25) original maps, eighty-five (85) photographs, twenty (20) newspaper clippings, and three original illustrations illuminate his life.
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Civil War Missouri Passport Book

$10.00

Looking for a fun and educational reason to travel around Missouri? This is a great family friendly road trip pre-planned for you!
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