It Happened in Missouri

by Sean Mclachlan

Overview

From Dred Scott’s tireless bid for freedom to the Cardinals’ first World Series win, It Happened in Missouri takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Show Me State's storied past. Find out how a fourteen-year-old boy coordinated the settling of St. Louis. Discover how a steam engine helped save the inaugural ride of the Pony Express through Missouri. And read all about Harry Truman’s come-from-behind victory over Thomas Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. These thirty stories include both famous tales, and famous names—and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762771936
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	11/05/2013
Series:	It Happened In Series
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Sean McLachlan first came to Missouri in the early 1990s to earn a Master's degree in archaeology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and fell in love with the rich heritage of the state. He worked for ten years as an archaeologist in Israel, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and various places in the United States before enrolling in the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, where he earned a second Master's degree. Now a full-time writer, his work has appeared in such publications as Missouri Life, Yoga Journal, and Ancient Egypt. He is the author of Byzantium: An Illustrated History and Missouri: An Illustrated History.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Mound City, the City Before St. Louis-1200 1

The Teenager Who Built a City-1764 5

The Battle of Fort San Carlos-1780 9

Lewis and Clark Brave the Missouri River-1804 13

Daniel Boone's Missouri Misadventure--1805 17

Founding Fort Osage-1808 21

The New Madrid Earthquake-1811 25

A State in the Making-1818-1821 28

A German in Missouri-1829 33

A Slave Sues for His Freedom-1846-1856 36

The Saluda Disaster-1852 41

The Pony Express Sets Out-1860 46

The First Civil War Shots in Missouri-1861 50

Black Troops Show Their Metde-1862 54

General Price's Invasion of Missouri-1864 58

Outlaws, Lawmen, and Outlaw Lawmen-1872 63

The James Gang Robs a Train-1874 67

Connecting the Bootheel to the World-1880 72

Champion Cyclists Race in Clarksville-1887 77

The "Kansas Cyclone" Descends on Missouri-1901 83

The Toughest Marathon in History-1904 87

Joseph Folk Cleans Up Missouri-1905 91

Fire at the Capitol!- 1911 95

The Golden Lane-1916 98

Springfield and the Great Streetcar Strike-1916 102

Luella St. Clair Moss Runs for Congress-1922 107

The Cardinals' First World Series-1926 111

Breaking the Pendergast Machine-1939 116

From Missouri to the White House-1948 120

Jesse James Is Alive!-1949 125

Building the Arch-1965 130

Missouri: The Flood State-1993 133

Missouri Facts and Trivia 137

Bibliography 142

Index 155

About the Author 158