Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes: Tales from Bellefontaine Cemetery

by Carol Ferring Shepley

Overview

The history of Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is told through the stories of those who are buried there. The book is organized into sections, such as artists, fur traders, and Civil War generals, which feature biographies of individuals. Besides being a history of a significant place, this book functions as a guidebook to St. Louis and its notable residents.
            Because so many of St. Louis’s leading citizens (such as William Clark, James Buchanan Eads, Susan Blow, and Adolphus Busch) are buried in Bellefontaine, the book is a tale of the city. Cemetery records and interviews with such insiders as the cemetery’s superintendent and gatekeeper inform the research. The contributions and controversies that make up St. Louis history are revealed, and the architecture and landscape of the cemetery are celebrated as significant to the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781883982867
Publisher:	Missouri Historical Society Press
Publication date:	08/15/2015
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	392
Sales rank:	675,556
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Carol Ferring Shepley, who is based in St. Louis, has written for Money Magazine, Time, and Harper’s Bazaar. A former art critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Professor of Art History, Shepley has published such books as Ann Norton, Sculptor; Mary Institute, 125 Years; and Miami for Kids: A Parents’ Guide to Dade County.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction

1. Movers and Shakers
2. Scalawags and Notorious Women
3. Suffragettes
4. Fur Traders
5. Civil War Patriots
6. Captains of Industry
7. Professionals
8.. Titans of Transportation
9. Artists and Architects
10. Men of Sport
11. Philanthropists
12. Cemetery Lore
13. Art and Architecture of Note

Color Photograph List
Portrait Photograph List
Reference List