Amazon.com description: Product Description: Born at the right place at the right time, first time author Dave Wheeler remembers being surrounded by the likes of the Boss Tom Pendergast, and baseball legend Pat Noland, during his youth. This Kansas City, Missouri native has witnessed and worked along side some of the biggest movers and shakers of Kansas City. This book is full of action packed stories that have never been told about the history of Kansas City. Chauffeuring the reader from present day to a time in the 1930's when "a hand shake meant the deal was signed and delivered," Wheeler gives his personal narrative of life in Kansas City. From meeting and working with a former president, to briefly working for the infamous James A. Farley to running his own private investigation company, Wheeler has conjured a lifetime of interesting stories that are sure to entice any audience.