Missouri The Heart of The Nation
by Parrish, William E.; Jones, Charles T.; Christensen, Lawrence O.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-06-05
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Combining a chronological overview with topical development, this team of esteemed authors presents in engaging detail the rich and varied history of Missouri, a state that has played a pivotal role in the nation's history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. In a clear engaging style that all students of Missouri history are certain to enjoy, the authors explore such subjects as Missouri's Indian peoples, French and Spanish settlement, slavery, the American Civil War and Reconstruction, politics from territorial days to the present, cultural and industrial development, both world wars, historical and recent demographics, and the difficult choices that Missourians face regarding the economy, the environment, and education as the 21st century unfolds. Featuring an entirely new chapter as well as new maps, photographs, newly revised Suggestions for Further Reading, and a comprehensive index, this latest edition of our popular survey text will continue to enlighten and engage all those who call Missouri home.
Author Biography
William Earl Parrish, Ph.D., Retired History Educator at Mississippi State University, has been recognized by Marquis Who's Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements, and leadership in history and higher education.
Charles T. Jones , Jr. is the author of Missouri: The Heart of The Nation, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.
Lawrence O. Christensen was Professor of History at Missouri University S&T.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to the Third Edition | vii | ||
| One The Original Missourians | 1 | (17) | |
| Two The French and the Spanish | 18 | (21) | |
| Three The Coming of the Americans and the Statehood Crisis | 39 | (25) | |
| Four Missouri and the Opening of the American West | 64 | (20) | |
| Five The Age of Benton | 84 | (25) | |
| Six Slavery in Missouri | 109 | (22) | |
| Seven Political Turmoil and the Kansas War | 131 | (22) | |
| Eight An Expanding Missouri, 1830-1860 | 153 | (19) | |
| Nine The Civil War | 172 | (25) | |
| Ten Radical Rule | 197 | (26) | |
| Eleven A Maturing Economy, 1860-1890 | 223 | (22) | |
| Twelve Angry Farmers and Urban Reformers | 245 | (22) | |
| Thirteen Missouri Develops Culturally | 267 | (23) | |
| Fourteen World War I and the 1920's | 290 | (25) | |
| Fifteen The Pendergast Era | 315 | (21) | |
| Sixteen The 1945 Constitution and Postwar Politics | 336 | (24) | |
| Seventeen An Urbanizing Missouri: Postwar Economic Development | 360 | (20) | |
| Eighteen Modern Missouri: Educational and Cultural Development | 380 | (21) | |
| Nineteen Missouri During the 1980's | 401 | (16) | |
| Twenty Missouri Since the 1990's | 417 | (26) | |
| Appendix | 443 | (4) | |
| Index | 447 |
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