Gully Town

Author : G. P. Schultz
Publisher : greg Schultz
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780962632402

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Gully Town by G. P. Schultz Pdf

In settings ranging from Kansas City's West Bottoms to Quality Hill, you'll follow the lives and fortunes of five very different men, the women they love, and the families they create, in G.P. Schultz's historic saga about the settlement and growth of one of America's great cities. You'll follow the adventures of Jack and Kevin, two spunky Irish orphans just off the boat and determined to make their fortunes in America. They arrive in Kansas City when it is a rugged town built along mountainous gullies carved in the mud along the Missouri River--thus earning it the name "Gully Town." For Kevin, early Kansas City affords the opportunity to fulfill his ambitions to be a newspaper reporter and to pursue his avid interest in women--until the captivating Mary, herself and Irish immigrant, steals his heart. Jack settles into the business community and his life takes a completely different turn as he helps create the Boss System of politics that continues to dominate the city for half a century. Red is a young man who witnesses the horror of Quantrill's famous raid on Lawrence, Kansas, in the early days of the Civil War and later participates in the Battle of Westport. Red finds the woman of his dreams in the beautiful Melissa--only to lose her when she learns of his past and flees, taking with her the secret that could save Red from a life of crime. Adam, schoolteacher, historian, state senator and newspaper columnist, chronicles the lives of his friends and the growth of Kansas City in the journal he faithfully keeps through the years. Through him, we learn about the turbulent political system that puts Jack on top--and frequently threatens his life. We experience such history making events as the great Centennial celebration in 1900, and the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. As the next generation comes of age in a more civilized Kansas City it faces its own challenges. Michael, a product of Gully town's Little Italy, grows up in violence and becomes chief of the Kansas City underworld. Michael falls in love with the beautiful Beth, and must face the inevitability of his career in organized crime destroying the life they have built together.

Author : New Zealand. Registrar-General's Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : NYPL:33433109911655

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Results of a Census of the Colony of New Zealand Taken for the Night of the 1st of March, 1874 by New Zealand. Registrar-General's Office Pdf

Author : Patrick Alley,Dona Boley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439648001

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Kansas City's Parks and Boulevards by Patrick Alley,Dona Boley Pdf

A fast-growing frontier community transformed itself into a beautiful urban model of parks and boulevards. In 1893, East Coast newspapers were calling Kansas City “the filthiest in the United States.” The drainage of many houses emptied into gullies and cesspools. There was no garbage collection service, and herding livestock through the city was only recently prohibited. Through the diligent efforts of a handful of recently arrived citizens, political, financial, and botanical skills were successfully applied to a nascent parks system. “Squirrel pastures,” cliffs and bluffs, ugly ravines, and shanties and slums were turned into a gridiron of green, with chains of parks and boulevards extending in all directions. Wherever the system penetrated well-settled localities, the policy was to provide playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, pools, and field houses. By the time the city fathers were finished, Kansas City could boast of 90 miles of boulevards and 2,500 acres of urban parks.

Author : Pedro Serrador
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781138000780

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Project Planning and Project Success by Pedro Serrador Pdf

Project planning is generally accepted as an important contributor to project success. However, is there research that affirms the positive impact of project planning and gives guidance on how much effort should be spent on planning? To answer these questions, this book looks at current literature and new research of this under-studied area of project management. The author presents his findings from an extensive review of project planning literature that covers more than 270 sources. He also discusses new research that analyzes data from more than 1,300 global projects. The book confirms that the time spent on planning activities reduces risk and significantly increases the chances of project success. It also concludes that there can be too much planning and shows that the optimum ratio of planning to effort is 25%. The book examines the impact of project planning on different industries. It discusses research in the construction and information technology (IT) industries, and presents a case study of how to plan and track a software development project. The book also looks at the impact of geography on project planning and success. Intended as a basic tool in the library of any project manager or general manager, this book brings to light project planning techniques and information that have never been published previously. It is an important resource on how to plan projects properly and propel your career forward.

Author : Deirdre A. Gaquin,Mary Meghan Ryan
Publisher : Bernan Press
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781598888577

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Places, Towns and Townships 2016 by Deirdre A. Gaquin,Mary Meghan Ryan Pdf

Places, Towns and Townships is an excellent resource for anyone in need of data for all of the nation's cities, towns, townships, villages, and census-designated places in one convenient source. It compiles essential information about places in the United States and the people who live in them such as: • population • housing • income • education • employment • crime • and much more! In addition to the tables, Places, Towns and Townships includes text that describes key findings, figures that call attention to noteworthy trends in data, and rankings of the largest cities by various demographics. Compiled from multiple government sources, the data in this unique reference volume represents the most current and accurate information available. This data will not be updated for several years, making Places, Towns and Townships an invaluable resource in the years to come. Some interesting facts found in the 2016 edition of Places, Towns and Townships include: • While about 18 percent of the population lived in the nation’s 75 largest cities, 37 percent lived in places that were not incorporated as cities in 2014. • There were 34 incorporated cities and one town with more than 500,000 people in 2014. These 34 cities and towns represented only 23 states. • Among the 75 largest cities, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco all have more than 72 percent of their residents in the 18-to-64 age group. • During the years 2010 through 2014, 13.1 percent of the residents of the United States were born in foreign countries. In 43 cities—mostly medium-sized cities and CDPs—more than half of the people are foreign-born. Many of these cities are in Florida. • In the five-year period from 2010 through 2014, 63.9 percent of Americans age 16 and older were in the civilian labor force, and 9.2 percent of the labor force participants were unemployed. • Nationally, Health Care and Social Assistance is the industrial sector with the most employees—16.6 percent of the total—followed by Retail Trade with 13.2 percent. Places, Towns and Townships makes a valuable addition to the County and City Extra Series.

Author : United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Monographic series
ISBN : UOM:39015035844821

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Special Publication by United States Board on Geographic Names Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : NYPL:33433069086670

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Mineral Statistics of Victoria for the Year ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Emigration Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015063519238

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Colonization Circular by Great Britain. Emigration Commission Pdf

Author : United States. Federal Insurance Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Flood forecasting
ISBN : MINN:31951D03450469T

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Flood Insurance Study by United States. Federal Insurance Administration Pdf

Author : Huilin Xing,Xiwei Xu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642018756

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M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake by Huilin Xing,Xiwei Xu Pdf

The M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake occurred in China on May 12, 2008, killing over 69,000 people and displacing millions from their homes. This was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters on record. This book includes 5 chapters describing the tectonic setting and historical earthquakes around the Chuan-Dian region, the nucleation of the Wenchuan earthquake, occurrence and aftershocks. The field observations of earthquake induced surface fractures and building damage, form a major and special part of this book and include a large number of digital photos with accompanying explanantions.

Author : Stevan Eldred-Grigg
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781869797041

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Diggers, Hatters & Whores by Stevan Eldred-Grigg Pdf

The social history of New Zealand's gold rushes, as used by Eleanor Catton in her research for The Luminaries. A thorough and carefully researched history of the gold rushes in New Zealand. Based on sound scholarship and aimed at the general reader it's accessibly written in a clear, clean and lively style. The scope is the social history of the goldfields of colonial New Zealand, from the 1850s to the 1870s. The book opens with a survey of worldwide rushes in the late eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries, when for the first time in history a great wheeling movement of gold diggers began to revolve from continent to continent. The main body of the book looks at all the rushes, large and small, that took place in the colony: Coromandel, Golden Bay, Otago, Marlborough, the West Coast and Thames. The early chapters of the main body survey rushes chronologically; the later chapters look at rushes thematically. 'I owe a debt of gratitude to . . . Stevan Eldred-Grigg's history of the New Zealand gold rushes Diggers, hatters & whores.' Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries

Author : Xiang Dong Zhang,Hong Nan Li,Xia Ting Feng,Zhi Hua Chen
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 2400 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783038139454

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Sustainable Development of Urban Infrastructure by Xiang Dong Zhang,Hong Nan Li,Xia Ting Feng,Zhi Hua Chen Pdf

The collection includes selected, peer-reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Transportation (ICCET 2012) held October 27-28, 2012 in Guilin, China. The 432 papers are grouped into the following chapters: Chapter 1: Architectural Design and its Theory, Chapter 2: Urban Planning and Design, Chapter 3: Sustainable City and Regional Development, Chapter 4: Building Materials and Processing Technology, Chapter 5: Renewable Energy and Building Energy Saving, Chapter 6: Building Ecological Environment, Chapter 7: Environmental Engineering and Environmental Protection, Chapter 8: Transportation Planning, Construction and Operation Organization, Chapter 9: ITS Theory and Applications, Chapter 10: Modern Logistics System Planning and Optimization, Chapter 11: Traffic Control and Information Technology, Chapter 12: Urban Transportation Planning and Management, Chapter 13: Vehicle Engineering.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : NYPL:33433014939676

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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1612 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : NYPL:33433007099645

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The American Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Colin Clarke
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199269815

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Decolonizing the Colonial City by Colin Clarke Pdf

Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence. He concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa and Brazil.Includes multiple maps produced and compiled using GIS.