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An in-depth analysis that examines the infancy of major-league baseball in St. Louis during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
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"Examines the first one hundred years of African American settlement and achievements in Chicago. It spans the antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction, and post-Reconstruction periods"--Provided by publisher.
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Rather than as a Falstaffian figure of limited intellect, Edmund Wehrle reveals Babe Ruth as an ambitious, independent operator, one not... Læs mere
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This anthology grew out of the first two National Conferences on Music of the Civil War Era. Those conferences established an academic setting... Læs mere
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While there are many biographies of important Missouri men, there are few such biographies of Missouri women, which might suggest that they did not count... Læs mere
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Symbols have always had important roles, and each US state has developed its own seals, flags and emblems, but how did they come to be chosen? John C. Fisher provides an answer to this question for Missourians with a handy reference on the various official symbols of state.
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Based in the same locale as Mark Twain's tales of Tom Sawyer in Hannibal, Missouri, Ilasco was an industrial town created to serve the purposes of the Atlas Portland Cement Company. Andrews relates the story of the exploitation and the eventual destruction of the town.
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Offers tales that deal with the problems faced by newcomers to the city, ancestor figures who struggle to instill a sense of integrity in the... Læs mere
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A ""shooter"" for the Associated Press for thirty-three years, Burroughs was assigned to the Washington bureau. This book is both... Læs mere
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Lester A Walton was African American journalist, cultural critic, diplomat, and political activist. This book, while exploring the contours of his life, seeks to discover why our collective memory of Walton has failed.
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This text presents an insight into the Truman presidency using newly available documents, memoirs and letters. It is based upon extensive research in the major primary sources as well as relevant printed material and combines journalistic technique and historical method.
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Taking seriously Mark Twain’s life as a citizen of urban landscapes - from the streets of New York City to the palaces of Vienna and the suburban utopia of Hartford - these essays... Læs mere