Kansas City is often seen as a mild-mannered metropolis in the heart of flyover country. But a closer look tells a different story, one with roots in the city�

The Pendergast machine rose to power riding the industrial and business boom of the 1920s, strengthened its grip during the chaos of the depression years, and g

A history of the Kansas City Democratic political organization started by Jim Pendergast who expanded his power base from a few local wards to the whole state o