Missouri Caves In History And Legend
by Weaver, H. DwightFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-02-29
Publisher(s): Univ of Missouri Pr
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Summary
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. Dwight Weaver has been fascinated by Missouri's caves since boyhood and now distills a lifetime of exploration and research in a book that will equally fascinate readers of all ages.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Ice Age Bones | p. 1 |
| Prehistoric Times | p. 6 |
| Spooky Burials | p. 12 |
| Saltpeter and Gunpowder | p. 18 |
| Bear Hunting | p. 25 |
| Farm and Home | p. 31 |
| Beer and Moonshine | p. 38 |
| War and Outlaws | p. 46 |
| Onyx Mining | p. 56 |
| Guano Mining | p. 63 |
| Buried Treasure | p. 70 |
| Picnics and Parties | p. 77 |
| Show Caves | p. 84 |
| Cave Men and Cave Women | p. 96 |
| Changing Attitudes | p. 108 |
| Organized Caving | p. 112 |
| The Mystique of Caves | p. 119 |
| The Twelve Cave Regions of Missouri | p. 125 |
| For More Reading | p. 143 |
| Index | p. 147 |
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