| Missouri: A Bicentennial History Contributor(s): Nagel, Paul C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 039333385X ISBN-13: 9780393333855 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1977 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 977.8 |
| Series: States and the Nation |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the era of overland traders and steamboat pilots, of Thomas Hart Benton and Mark Twain, life in Missouri was strongly flavored by the Jeffersonian spirit, expressed in a suspicion of large cities, a belief that mankind flourished best in a rural setting, and a faith in the free individual as the guardian of liberty. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nagel, Paul C.: - Paul C. Nagel is a historian, writer, lecturer, and educator. The Society of Midland Authors named Missouri: A Bicentennial History the best history book published in 1977. |