[img_assist|nid=550|title=The Brookside Story|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=102|height=150]The History Press is pleased to announce that The Brookside Story: Shops of Every Necessary Character, written by LaDene Morton, is now available. It is the first narrative account of the birth and life of one of Kansas City's - and the nation's - first and most unique shopping districts. Told with an eye toward both local and national influences, The Brookside Story is at its heart the story of the people and experiences that have defined this distinctive place. Filled with more than 60 images, many of them never before published, the book shows and tells dozens of individual stories of the people who built Brookside, the architecture that defines it, the shops and events that give it life, and the places and moments that have earned it a special place in Kansas City's heart.
For more information, visit the website at: www.brooksidestory.com or contact the author at ladmorton@aol.com. Retailers may contact Magan Lyons, The History Press, at 1-866-457-5971, ext. 217 or magan.lyons@historypress.net.