An edition of My grandfather's prison (2009)
My grandfather's prison
a story of death and deceit in 1940s Kansas City
By Richard A. Serrano
Publish Date
2009
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Language
eng
Pages
154
Description:
"Author discovers the fate of the grandfather he never knew, who had abruptly abandoned his family during the Great Depression, become a prisoner to alcohol and skid row, and, entangled in the corrupt Pendergast era of Kansas City, Missouri, had finally been murdered at the old Kansas City Municipal Farm"--Provided by publisher.
subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Murder, Political corruption, Murder investigation, Murder victims, Alcoholics, History, Investigation, Murder, missouri, Criminal investigation, united states, Alcoholics, biography, Missouri, politics and government, Missouri, biography
People: James P. Lyons (1908-1948)
Places: Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City (Mo.)
Times: 20th century