| AUTHOR | TITLE | COMMENTS |
| Bristow, David L. | A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha | Fascinating stories about a fascinating town. |
| Discovery Center, Kansas City |
Link | Lovely people who told me what the Missouri River was like in 1872, including what the bill of fare onboard a steamboat would have been. |
| Folzenlogen, Robert | Birding Missouri: A Guide to Seasonal Highlights | Organized by time of year and places to go. It has some helpful pictures of the Missouri River at different times of year, with a description of the birds then. |
| Haskell, Henry C. Jr. & Richard B. Fowler |
City of The Future: The Story of Kansas City, 1850-1950 | Fascinating anecdotes. |
| Montgomery, Rick and Shirl Kasper, edited by Monroe Dodd; The Kansas City Star |
Kansas City, An American Story | Great pictures and thumbnail sketches. Very, very useful. |
| O’Neill, Pat | From the Bottom Up: The Story of the Irish in Kansas City | Excellent pictures and it tells the story of Kansas City too. |
| Savage, James W. and John T. Bell |
History of the City of Omaha, Nebraska and South Omaha by Consul W. Butterfield | 1894 history of Omaha, full of all sorts of interesting facts. |
| Tekiela, Stan | Birds of Missouri, Field Guide | A pocket book with good pictures and useful comments about the birds’ whereabouts and behavior. |
