The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri...

The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri...
Author: Elihu H. (Elihu Hotchkiss) Shepard
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2013-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781314916119

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The Broken Heart of America

The Broken Heart of America
Author: Walter Johnson
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1541646061

A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nation's past. St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strikeā€”a legacy of resistance that endures. A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States.

Midwest Maize

Midwest Maize
Author: Cynthia Clampitt
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2015-02-28
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0252096878

Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.

Common Fields

Common Fields
Author: Andrew Hurley
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781883982157

In these pages, geographers, archaeologists, and historians come together to consider the enduring ties between a city's diverse residents and the physical environment on which their well-being depends.

The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri

The Early History of St. Louis and Missouri
Author: Elihu Hotchkiss Shepard
Publisher: Nabu Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2013-12-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781295375899

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Early History Of St. Louis And Missouri: From Its First Exploration By White Men In 1673 To 1843; Western Americana, Frontier History Of The Trans-Mississippi West, 1550-1900 Elihu Hotchkiss Shepard Southwestern Book and Publishing Company, 1870 Missouri; Saint Louis (Mo.)

Trains and Trolleys: Railroads and Streetcars in St. Louis

Trains and Trolleys: Railroads and Streetcars in St. Louis
Author: Molly Butterworth
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781681062891

The battle between St. Louis and Chicago to be the Midwest's leading city long predates the one between the Cardinals and the Cubs. Chicago won the fight to be considered part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad, and the Gateway City's delay in building a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River kept St. Louis in second place railroad service in the Midwest. But while Chicago had the Pullman Car Company, St. Louis featured more of the most important manufacturers in the rail industry, including American Car & Foundry and the St. Louis Car Company. St. Louis was dotted with historic rail structures ranging from its grand Union Station to depots built just after the Civil War, and a number of its suburbs were born of rail lines serving the area, with streets that still wear the names of the railroads they paralleled. In Trains and Trolleys of St. Louis, you have a ticket to hop aboard and travel across nearly two centuries through what the city built, operated, and preserved for the railroad. Hear the stories of the great-grandfathers who worked the rails, or take a walk down memory lane and a streetcar ride down to Gaslight Square. Local author and locomotive enthusiast Molly Butterworth carefully catalogues the history and significance of St. Louis' connection to its railroad days. Through the years, many of the railroad stations and streetcar stops have gone by the wayside, but their stories have lived on. Read about the ones you can still go enjoy, included in the many wonderful secrets shared among the pages of Trains and Trolleys of St. Louis.

The Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch
Author: Tracy Campbell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2013-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300169493

DIVThe surprising history of the spectacular Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the competing agendas of its supporters, and the mixed results of their ambitious plan/div