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Humorists from the Old Southwest: Crockett, Longstreet, Thompson, Baldwin, Thorpe, Hooper, Robb, Harris, and Lewis; formed a kind of shadow canon in American literature that led to Mark Twain's early work, from 1834 to 1867. James H. Justus's examines this writing in the context of other discourses contemporaneous with it.

The final volume of ""A History of Missouri"". Beginning at the close of the Truman presidency and ending in 2003, the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase agreement and of the organization of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Volume VI explains how modern Missouri bridged the years between the mid-twentieth century and the new millennium.

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a statesman and lawyer who embodied the golden age of oratory in America; mastering each of the major genres of public speaking of the time. This study examines Webster's career and how his great speeches and created a ""civil religion"" that moved citizens to true romantic patriotism.

Constance B. Schulz and Elizabeth Hayes Turner collect the stories of the women who helped to found and lead the Southern Association for Women Historians during its first twenty years. These women give evidence, in strong and effective language, of the experiences that shaped their entree into the profession.

Created as a companion for the fourth-grade textbook ""Missouri Then and Now"" by Perry McCandless and William E. Foley, this workbook provides students additional insight into Missouri's rich history with cognitive activities and writing assignments.

During World War I, William M. Wright is the only American divisional commander known to have kept a journal. This immensely important document includes accounts of the battles at St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne.

A collection of essays surveying the history of women in the state of Missouri from the period of colonial settlement through the mid-20th century.

Quince Duncan is a leading Costa Rican author. Martin-Ogunsola explores the issues of race, class and gender in five of his novels dating from the 1970s, employing the Eve/Hagar paradigm to examine how the essential characteristics of femininity play out in the context of ethnicity and caste.

An exploration of the contribution that the state of Missouri has made to American naval history, using the ships that were named after the state, the cities of Missouri and its citizens.

Last Stands presents people at crucial moments in their lives, the moments in which ultimate challenges are confronted, questions asked, and definitive judgments are made. These are stories that do not shun the darker side of Weaver's characters, but seek the illumination of the insights needed to make their lives meaningful, if only to themselves.

This is an overview and summary of the role W.E.B. Du Bois played in the struggle for equal rights for African Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in America.

In this work, Nathan Grant begins his analysis of African American texts by focusing on the fragmentation of values of black masculinity as a result of slavery, postbellum disfranchisement, and the ensuing necessity to migrate from the agrarian South to the industrialized North.

In the thirteen stories of Pale Morning Dun, Richard Dokey endeavors to suggest common truths that uncover the human reality at any time, in any place. He explores the ephemeral nature of life through an assembly of characters as diverse as the settings they inhabit. The characters' struggles reveal universal truths about human nature

In 1947 John Hope Franklin, then a professor of history at North Caroline College for Negroes, wrote ""From Slavery to Freedom"". This volume focuses on this esteemed scholar's academic achievements, his humanitarian contributions and his extraordinary legacy

Michael J. Connolly seeks to understand the interrelationships among political change, economic interests and railroad development in northern New England prior to the Civil War. He analyses the political scene, from Whig to Democrat, and links this to attitudes to the railroads.

In this sequel to ""Few Returned"", Eugenio Corti continues his poignant account of his experiences as an Italian soldier in World War II. In 1943, after repeated military defeats, Mussolini was forced to resign and Italy joined the Allies. In this text, Corti recounts his experiences of those days.

Symbols have always had important roles, and each US state has developed its own seals, flags and emblems, but how did they come to be chosen? John C. Fisher provides an answer to this question for Missourians with a handy reference on the various official symbols of state.

One of two volumes which bring together Voegelin's miscellaneous papers, this text gathers crucial writings from the early formative period of this scholar's thought. It begins with Voegelin's dissertation on sociological method, which he completed in 1922.

Bringing together material from James A. Rawley's three decades of work, this volume depicts the slave trade from 1700 to the American Civil War. It considers the role of London in the trade, and focuses on a number of important figures in the slave industry, including Humphry Morice.

An illustrated architectural exploration of the history of 12 prominent mansions in the Midwest. Although most early governors did not live in mansions, staying instead in boarding houses or hotels, over time states recognized the need to provide more appropriate lodging for their chief executives.

The author details how Eliot re-imagined Milton's life and art to write epic novels for an age of unbelief. She demonstrates that Eliot directly engaged Milton's poetry, prose and the well-known legends of his life, transposing, re-framing, re-gendering and testing stories by and about him.

Set in England, these are stories that explore the nature of friendship: how friendships are formed and deepened, how they can be betrayed and lost. These diverse friendships are tested throughout, coming up against outside forces and internal conflicts that can alter or destroy them.

Joseph Coulombe maintains that for over 25 years, Mark Twain deliberately manipulated contemporary conceptions of the American West to create and then modify his public image. Coulombe analyses the stereotypes Twain uses and explores his struggle to find a new model of the West.

A collection of stories from ordinary men and women who lived through extraordinary times. They lived in places like Lee's Summit, Independence and Kansas City, yet their experiences were much like those of World War II veterans everywhere. The author has preserved the history each carries.

Studying the origins of direct legislation in the US, this title examines the source of the idea and early efforts to generate a national movement to expand popular democracy. It then examines the different ways in which 22 states enacted legislation allowing for statewide initiative and referenda.

Charles H. Gold provides a complete description of Samuel Clemens' business relationships with Charles L. Webster and James W. Paige during the 1880s. Gold analyses how these affected Clemens and the development of his Mark Twain persona and work.

In March 1929 a questionnaire was distributed among University of Missouri students to measure their attitudes towards marriage. This text explores how this psychology project, a seemingly innocuous questionnaire, could have caused a statewide uproar that attracted national attention.

The gradual transformation of the aristocratic sporting tradition of Britain into a popular one in America is the theme of this work. Dizikes examines the self-contradicting attitudes of 19th-century Americans in the process of creating a uniquely American sporting culture.

Peter Mackuck's stories, often humorous, deal with the costly habits of being materialistic, envious, narcissistic, fearful, judgemental, vengeful and obsessive - and altogether human. The characters in this collection all face loss and must find a way to deal with it and live their lives.

This collection explores the lives of African-American characters against the ever-present backdrop of race, but with the myriad complexities of individual minds and souls in the foreground.