Missouri: A Bicentennial History

In the era of overland traders and steamboat pilots, of Thomas Hart Benton and Mark Twain, life in Missouri was strongly flavored by the Jeffersonian spirit, expressed in a suspicion of large cities, a belief that mankind flourished best in a rural setting, and a faith in the free individual as the guardian of liberty.

Author: Paul C. Nagel
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/01/1977
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780393333855

About the Author
Nagel, Paul C.: - Paul C. Nagel is a historian, writer, lecturer, and educator. The Society of Midland Authors named Missouri: A Bicentennial History the best history book published in 1977.