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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 in history. This book helps to correct that misconception by tracing the lives of four women who played important roles in their eras.

Acknowledged as a significant figure in the history of women on the early western frontier, Mary Easton Sibley was involved in most of the important events in nineteenth-century Missouri, and pursued and practiced educational innovations. This biography sheds light on this important pioneer.

Meriwether Jeff Thompson was one of the most intriguing but least-known Missouri participants in the Civil War. He and his troops traveled fast and light to harass Union forces, materializing out of the countryside to surprise the enemy and evading the traps set for them by Northern commanders. This book now tells his story.

Traces the progress of early education in Missouri, demonstrating how important early schools were in taming the frontier. This work tells of community gatherings in country schools and events such as taffy pulls and spelling bees, and offers tales of stern teachers, student pranks, and schoolyard games.

Talks about the lives and times of Missouri's celebrated generals and their roles in American history, focusing in particular on their battlefield exploits. This book is useful for those interested in Missouri history, as well as those interested in military leadership.

Jessie Benton Fremont who was raised more like a son by her father Thomas Hart Benton (one of Missouri's first two senators), married army explorer John Charles Fremont against her parents' wishes. Although she lived her ambitions largely through her husband's career, she made a name for herself as a writer and a firm opponent of slavery.

Robyn Burnett and Ken Luebbering tell the stories of women from all across Europe who left the Old World for Missouri. Drawing heavily on the women's own stories, the book illustrates common elements of their lives without minimizing the diversity and complexity of each individual's experience.

Paul Nagel tells the full story of George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879), one of America's greatest 19th-century painters. While Nagel assesses Bingham's artistic achievements, he also portrays another and very important part of the artist's career - his service as a statesman and political leader in Missouri.

An exploration of the contribution that the state of Missouri has made to American naval history, using the ships that were named after the state, the cities of Missouri and its citizens.

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.

This text describes the series of earthquakes that shook the Mississippi valley from December 1811 to February 1812. The quakes were among the most violent to hit North America and affected more than 1 million square miles. It considers the impact such earthquakes have on population and land.

Missouri has been likened to a ""cave factory"" because its limestone bedrock can be slowly dissolved by groundwater to form caverns, and the state boasts more than six thousand caves in an unbelievable variety of sizes, lengths, and shapes. This work records a cultural heritage stretching from the end of the ice age to the twenty-first century.

As a companion volume to their earlier book, ""Called to Courage: Four Women in Missouri History"", Margot Ford McMillen and Heather Roberson's ""Into the Spotlight"" provides the biographies of four more remarkable Missouri women. Sacred Sun, also called Mohongo, Emily Newell Blair, Josephine Baker and. Elizabeth Virginia Wallace.

This text explores the ""orphan trains"" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans.

Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang.