Welcome to Kansas City—the best town this side of Hell. The Paris of the Plains. Home to the Wettest Block in the World. This collection celebrates a storied history of one notorious city. Meet the mobsters and victims, bootleggers, madams, political bosses and raucous entertainers who truly brought the party to the plains even during Prohibition. Witness the best parades, the wackiest costumes and the wildest scams. Kansas City’s sordid underbelly is full of surprises sure to delight and entice—the odd, macabre and delightful. , Karla Deel is the founder and editor of  SqueezeBox City , an online magazine dedicated to the history and culture of Kansas City.  SqueezeBox City  publishes a variety of original content in addition to curating and producing events related to Kansas City history throughout the city. She's worked with  New Letters  and  Boulevard  magazines and as assistant director of the Greater Kansas City Writing Project at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she was awarded the Stanley H. Durwood Fellowship for Creative Writing. She has been involved with most of Kansas City's regional history groups including the History Kansas City Foundation, Young Preservationists, Historic West Bottoms, and Jackson County Historical Society. Her favorite question to ponder is: What are we doing today that will be worth remembering 150 years from now? When she isn't reading and researching she's likely practicing Kundalini Yoga, eating vegan food, drinking wine or making mischief with her awesome daughter!