Legendary Locals of Sedalia, Missouri

by Rebecca Carr Imhauser

George R. Smith borrowed money to buy 337 acres of treeless prairie in 1856, never dreaming the central Missouri town he founded would become the "Queen of the Prairie." He did not foresee his "Sedville," now Sedalia, attracting thousands of tourists through the annual Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival and the Missouri State Fair. Smith did envision another type of visitor--steam engines that streamed through town daily. Smith's passion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467100404
• ISBN13: 9781467100403
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"