A river in the city of fountains : an environmental history of Kansas City and the Missouri River / Amahia Mallea.

"In A River in the City of Fountains, Amahia Mallea brings the Missouri River to the forefront of Kansas City's history and shows how deeply the two are entwined. The river has always been ubiquitous, its waters found in pipes, toilets, fountains, breweries, and fire hoses--and yet, unlike many othe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mallea, Amahia (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
Subjects:	Kansas City (Mo.) > Environmental conditions. Missouri River > Environmental conditions. Water quality management > Missouri > Kansas City > History. Drinking water > Missouri > Kansas City > History. Drinking water. Ecology. Water quality management. Missouri > Kansas City. Missouri River. History.
Genre:	History.
Local Note:	MSU: Purchased with funds provided by the Russell and Laura Whalls Library Endowment Fund.
Physical Description:	x, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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