Bøger i Missouri biography series serien

More than a half-century after the death of Kansas City's notorious political boss, Thomas J. Pendergast, the Pendergast name still evokes great interest and even controversy. Now, in this first full-scale biography of Pendergast, Lawrence H. Larsen and Nancy J. Hulston provide a clear look at the life of Thomas J. Pendergast.

In this first full-length study of Claiborne Fox Jackson, Christopher Phillips offers much more than a traditional biography. His extensive analysis of Jackson's rise to power through the tangle that was Missouri's antebellum politics and of Jackson's complex actions in pursuit of his state's secession offers a broader story of regional identity.

Tells the story of James Milton Turner, Missouri's most prominent nineteenth-century African American political figure. A self-taught lawyer, Turner earned a statewide reputation and wielded power far out of proportion to Missouri's relatively small black population.

Reviews the life of Houck from his German immigrant roots, considering his career from both social and political perspectives, and grounding the story in both state and national history. This title tells how, from 1880 to the 1920s, this self-taught railroader constructed a network of five hundred miles of track through ""Swampeast Missouri"".

A biography of Francois Valle that places him within the context of his place and time. Valle immigrated to Upper Louisiana as a penniless common labourer during the early 1740s. Engaged in agriculture, mining and the Indian trade, he became a wealthy and powerful individual.