Book: It Happened In Missouri( Series - It Happened In Series ) True Tales from Missouri's Past From Dred Scott's tireless bid for freedom to the Cardinals' first World Series
win, It Happened in Missouri gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Show Me State. 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.
Learn about the prehistoric burial mounds, the building of the Gateway Arch
and local escapades of characters such as Daniel Boone and Jesse James.
Details of Book: It Happened In Missouri( Series - It Happened In Series ) Book: It Happened In Missouri( Series - It Happened In Series )
Author: Sean Mclachlan
ISBN: 0762743336
ISBN-13: 9780762743339
, 978-0762743339
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2007/11/01
Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
Number of Pages: 150
Language: English