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Charting A Course of Service, 140 Years of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City
by Samantha Adams, Robert Butler
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From the Preface: "One hundred forty years of history in Kansas City unfolds in the following chapters. History is not about buildings and neither is the YMCA, although there have been many buildings which have housed the programs and people that make up the true stories of struggle and success for both the city and the Y." - Barbara Pendleton, Chair, 1999-2001, YMCA of Greater Kansas City, Association Board of Directors.
Book - Fine condition. Black cloth over boards w silver gilt text on front and spine.Clean and Tight. No wear.
Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. There is some rubbing and bumping and a couple spots where there is an impression of writing (like someone put paper on top of it to write on the paper). Very minimal edge/corner wear.Please use photos as part of the description.
115 pages.
Book - Fine condition. Black cloth over boards w silver gilt text on front and spine.Clean and Tight. No wear.
Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. There is some rubbing and bumping and a couple spots where there is an impression of writing (like someone put paper on top of it to write on the paper). Very minimal edge/corner wear.Please use photos as part of the description.
115 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1528
- Title
- Charting A Course of Service, 140 Years of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City
- Author
- Samantha Adams, Robert Butler
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Terrell Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 115
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- YMCA, 140 years, Kansas City, community, true stories, struggles, success, history, reference, Missouri
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - Missouri; History - American; Reference; Kansas City; Sociology;
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