Missouri The Heart of The Nation

by Parrish, William E.; Jones, Charles T.; Christensen, Lawrence O.

• ISBN13: 9780882959962
• ISBN10: 0882959964
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-05
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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