Missouri: Crossroads of the Nation
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Phillips, Charles / Burnett, Betty, PUBLISHER: American Historical Press, Missouri: Crossroads of the Nation is an enticing look at the development and evolution of the state from its humble beginning to its still unfolding future, highlighted with more than 400 vintage photos, maps, and illustrations. Authors Charles Phillips and Betty Burnett chronicle, with lively, stirring prose: the emergence of the major railroads, farming, circuses, fairs and a unique state spirit; the important role Missouri played in the abolishment of slavery; the evolution of Missouri as a manufacturing, merchandising, trade and culture center, outstripped only by New York at the end of the Civil War. Meet the historical figures that make Missouri what it is today?Meriwether Lewis, George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, Mark Twain, Dred Scott, James R. Wilkinson, Joseph Pulitzer, Scott Joplin, Thomas Hart Benton and more