| Soulard St. Louis Contributor(s): Montesi, Albert (Author), Deposki, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738507172 ISBN-13: 9780738507170 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 976 |
| LCCN: 00102917 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.51" W x 9.24" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From its earliest days as Old Frenchtown, Soulard, St. Louis, has embodied a bold and colorful tapestry of immigrant life in America. With remarkable depth, authors Montesi and Deposki have detailed the birth, destruction, and final restoration of this historic area through over 200 photographs. Bequeathed by the widow of surveyor Antoine Soulard to the city of St. Louis in 1842, what was once a plot of land intended for a vegetable market became a center of a community of popular parks, breweries, churches, and shops. Masses of Eastern European immigrants flocked to Soulard, just outside downtown St. Louis, to start a new life of hope and growth. German, Irish, Italian, and Czech influences can be seen here in the images of the infamous brew barons, horse-drawn market carts, and flounder houses that the authors have reproduced with insightful captions. Captured here in original photographs is the inescapable fury of the Great Cyclone of 1896 that destroyed the area but not its clenched-fist determination to survive. Montesi and Deposki take us on a heroic journey through the annals of time to discover the tenacious heart of a neighborhood now known as St. Louis most popular venue for jazz and blues" |
Contributor Bio(s): Montesi, Albert: - Albert Montesi and Richard Deposki are both well-known St. Louis promoters and have collaborated on another popular Images of America title, Lafayette Square, St. Louis. Mr. Montesi is a retired English professor from St. Louis University, where Mr. Deposki graduated with a degree in Communications. With seasoned insight, these two authors draw readers into the heart of Soulard, a town pulsing with color, life, and true American determination. |