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Missouri History
The first Europeans to reach the area that is today
Missouri, were
Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet who explored
the Mississippi River in canoes in 1673. The area was
claimed for France, as part of the Louisiana Territory in 1682 by
Robert Cavalier.
In the early 18th century, European immigrants accompanied by black slaves
began to arrive in the area. The French constructed a fort,
Fort Orleans in 1724 on Missouri River.
Spain gained control of the region in 1762 by the Treaty of Fontainebleau,
but did not assume control until 1770. The territory was however returned
to France in 1800, who then sold it the United States
in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
In 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition set out to map the region, and
in 1805 the Louisiana Territory was organized. When
Louisiana became a state in 1812,
the remaing Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory.
In 1818, Missouri requested admission
to the Union as a slave state. This was a difficult political problem
because of the delicate balance between free and slave states. However
the 1820 Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri's admission along with
Maine's (the latter as a free state),
and Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821.
When Missouri was admitted to the Union,
its western border was a straight line, however
in 1836, additional land was acquired from Native American tribes
(the Platte Purchase) which added additional land to the Northwest corner
of the state.
Joseph Smith, Jr. leader of the LDS ("Mormons") claimed to
have received a revelation that western Missouri would become Zion, a
place of gathering. Many Mormons came to the area, but were resented
by other state's existing inhabitants who, unlike the Mormons, were
slaveholders. There was considerable friction during this time, including
violence and Smith being jailed, and in 1839 Smith and the LDS moved to
Illinois.
In 1848, when the California Gold
Rush begun, Missouri became an important departure point to the West,
gaining the nickname "Gateway to the West".
At the start of the American Civil War (1861), Missouri voted against
seceding from the Union. However, there sympathies for both sides within
the state, and secessionists did try to form their own state government.
There were many battles in the state, and in 1865 Missouri
abolished slavery, doing so before the US adopted the 13th Amendment
(abolishing slavery throughout the United States of America).
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By Wm; S. Bryan
Forgotten Books Released: 2016-11-16 Paperback (596 pages)
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This book has been written in the midst of tribulation. When the authors began their work, two years ago, they had no adequate idea of the magnitude of the task which lay before them; but they know very well now. The histories of more than eight hundred pioneer families of the five counties embraced in this work are given, with the names of their children, and other matters of interest. We have endeavored to have every name and incident correct, but of course there are some errors. There are many obstacles in the way of obtaining information of this kind members of the same family frequently giving entirely different accounts of important events in their history. Mr. Rose has personally visited one or more members of each family whose history is given, and from his notes thus obtained the histories have been written. Where differences occurred in the statements of different members of the same family, we have carefully compared them and endeavored to sift the facts from each; and we feel confident that this book is as near correct as it is possible for any work of the kind to be.
The delay in issuing the book has been unavoidable; first owing to the time spent in gathering the materials, and then to numerous unavoidable delays in the printing office. But the matter is just as fresh and entertaining as though it had been issued a year ago.
We do not expect the reader to believe all the remarkable yams related under Anecdotes and Adventures. Some of them were given to us merely as caricatures of early times, and they can easily be distinguished from the real adventures.
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By Susan Flader
University of Missouri Hardcover (400 pages)
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THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY MISSOURI LIFE MAGAZINE AND DISTIBUTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS.
In this stunning book, four accomplished writers and lifelong conservationists team up with keen-eyed photographers to capture the compelling history, beauty, and recreational value of Missouri’s unique state park system, one that has been ranked among the top four in the nation. The book features hundreds of photographs and includes information on all 88 state parks and historic sites, including the longest developed rails-to-trail project in the nation, homes of famous Missourians, Civil War battlefields, and other reminders of the past such as mills and covered bridges. The authors tell the complete story of the park system, from its inception in 1917 to the newest state park created in 2015, encompassing much of Missouri’s history as well as its scenic and varied landscape. |
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By Josh Young
Globe Pequot Released: 2014-10-07 Paperback (208 pages)
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By James Strait
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What's WEIRD around here? “Best Travel Series of The Year 2006”—Booklist That’s a question Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman have enjoyed asking for years—and their offbeat sense of curiosity led them to create the bestselling phenomenon,Weird N.J. Now the weirdness has spread throughout the U.S.! Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don’t venture: it’s chock-full of oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions. What’s NOT shockingly odd here: that every previously publishedWeird book has become a bestseller in its region. |
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By Perry McCandless
Brand: University of Missouri Other Hardcover (424 pages)
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Now available in a new and enlarged edition is the popular fourth-grade textbook, Missouri Then and Now. Closely correlated with Missouri's Official Course Content Standards and profusely illustrated, with color pictures and maps distributed throughout the book, this state-of-the-art text promises to meet the instructional needs of twenty-first- century classrooms. Teachers will welcome the many special features designed to facilitate the mastery of the basic competencies measured by the Missouri Assessment Program. Missouri Then and Now incorporates geography, civics, economics, anthropology, and sociology with history to give students an opportunity to learn about their world on several levels: the community (the origin and subsequent growth of towns), the region (the occupation and settlement of the Mississippi River Valley), the nation (the struggle for statehood, the westward movement, the Civil War, and the depression of the 1930s) and the world (exploration, world wars, the global economy, and the worldwide communications network). This edition also adds valuable new insights concerning the importance of scientific and technological innovations. Young Missourians will be introduced to a host of remarkable women, men, and children with stories that will help bring history to life. Individuals who have made special contributions to the state are featured in the "Famous Missourians" sections placed throughout the book, and the routines of daily life and ordinary people are also accorded significant coverage. An important new feature in this edition, "In Their Own Words," gives students the opportunity to read excerpts from actual source documents. These brief passages from letters, diaries, reports, and other historical documents, which have been edited and made accessible to fourth graders, are ideally suited for active learning. In addition to its many new features, Missouri Then and Now retains the attributes that made earlier editions practical for teaching history. Each chapter begins with guiding questions intended to help students formulate their own ideas and initiate individual and group research activities. A listing of recent books, videos, and web sites located at the end of each chapter will lead students to varied information sources specifically related to Missouri topics. The new words identified for each chapter and the glossary placed in the appendix remain useful tools for vocabulary building exercises. A separate Teacher's Guide includes suggested student research topics for each chapter along with guiding questions. An accompanying matrix helps teachers identify the applicable knowledge and process standards and includes sample learning activities appropriate to the specific topic. These and a host of other attractive features will make Missouri Then and Now a popular choice in Missouri's fourth-grade classrooms. |
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By Joseph W. McCoskrie Jr. & Brian Warren
The History Press Released: 2017-11-13 Kindle Edition (240 pages)
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By William Monks
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Originally published in 1907 and now reprinted for the first time, this is the only account published by a Union guerrilla in the border region of the central Ozarks, where political and civil violence lasted from the Civil War well into the 1880s. There were probably many people who wanted to shoot Billy Monks. He was a Union patriot and skilled guerrilla fighter to some, but others called him a bushwhacker, a murderer, and a thief. His was a very personal combat: he commanded, rallied, arrested, killed, quarreled with, and sued people he knew. His life provides a striking example of the cliché that the war did not end in 1865, but continued fiercely on several fronts for another decade as partisan factions settled old scores and battled for local political control. This memoir was Monks’s last salvo at his old foes, by turns self-defense and an uncompromising affirmation of the Radical Union cause in the Ozarks. The editors include a new biographical sketch of the author, fill in gaps in his narrative, identify all the people and places to which he refers, and offer a detailed index. Monks himself illustrated the volume with staged photographs of key events re-created by aged comrades who appear to have been just barely able to hoist the muskets they hold as props. |
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University of Missouri Paperback (320 pages)
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Interest in scholarly study of the Ozarks has grown steadily in recent years, and The Ozarks in Missouri History: Discoveries in an American Region will be welcomed by historians and Ozark enthusiasts alike. This lively collection gathers fifteen essays, many of them pioneering efforts in the field, that originally appeared in the Missouri Historical Review, the journal of the State Historical Society. In his introduction, editor Lynn Morrow gives the reader background on the interest in and the study of the Ozarks. The scope of the collection reflects the diversity of the region. Micro-studies by such well-known contributors as John Bradbury, Roger Grant, Gary Kremer, Stephen Limbaugh Sr., and Milton Rafferty explore the history, culture, and geography of this unique region. They trace the evolution of the Ozarks, examine the sometimes-conflicting influences exerted by St. Louis and Kansas City, and consider the sometimes highly charged struggle by federal, state, and local governments to define conservation and the future of Current River. |
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By Clay County Archives Reprint
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Click Here | Product Description: The History of Clay County, Missouri was originally published in 1885 by the National Historical Company of St. Louis. Over the years, this comprehensive work has proven to be an important resource for anyone wanting to explore the fascinating history of the frontier days in Clay County and northwest Missouri. The History of Clay County, which has been out of print for decades, has now been reprinted by the Clay County Archives and Historical Library. The key events as well as the people who helped shape the county during those early days are examined including the Lewis and Clark Expedition, incarceration of Joseph Smith, Alexander Doniphan and the War with Mexico, the Civil War, the exploits of Frank and Jesse James and much, much more. Biographies are presented for 230 prominent Clay County citizens. These stories provide a treasure trove of information that will be of interest to those who are researching the genealogy of Clay County ancestors. Also included is an 85 page history of the State of Missouri. • 530 pages • 8.5” x 11” soft bound format • Indexed |
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By Paul C. Nagel
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Product Description: Missourians could hardly have made a more appropriate decision than to name their capital after Thomas Jefferson. A meeting place of major rivers, Missouri became a gateway to the beckoning West opened up to Americans by Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. 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, a faith in the free individual as the guardian of liberty, and a steady insistence that the powers granted to government must be limited. The Civil War and the century that followed it brought Missouri a time of tribulation. Machines mastered nature, and new forces prepared the way for a society of giant cities, business goliaths, and expanding government. Skeptical Missourians nonetheless challenged Americans to rediscover their heritage, and into the era of Harry Truman they stood fast by their "Show Me" attitude, questioning much of what passed for progress in the fast-changing nation. Missouri is still profoundly shaped by its cherished Jeffersonian legacy, Nagel argues. St. Louis and Kansas City, major metropolitan areas on the east and the west, vie for power with the state's rural areas in a continuing struggle between city and country. First published in 1977 as part of the Norton bicentennial series on The States and the Nation, a project of the American Association for State and Local History, Missouri appears now for the first time in paperback. |
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