| Gazetteer of the State of Missouri: With a Map of the State from the Office of the Surveyor-General, Including the Latest Additions and Surveys: To Wh Contributor(s): Wetmore, Alphonso (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596412801 ISBN-13: 9781596412804 Publisher: Janaway Publishing, Inc. OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - Midwest - West North Central (ia, Ks, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Sd) - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - Reference | Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see Also Travel - Maps & Road Atlases) |
| Dewey: 917.780 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5" W x 8" (0.93 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An enormous amount of information was accumulated by the author in research for the writing of this book. A sampling of the topics include education, currency, internal improvements, topography, streams, rivers, historical sketches, census statistics, customs, counties, towns, villages, congressmen, government, judiciary, legislators, list of stages and routes, manufactures, state officers, population, post office list, railroads, list of roads, history of first settlements, exports, militia, living conditions at the time of publication, and much, much more. The Gazetteer provides an excellent overview of Missouri history to 1837, as well as political, climate, and topographical descriptions. This book is an exceptional genealogical resource for anyone researching Missouri Paperback, (1837), repr. 2012, Illus., Appendix, 386 pp. |