Download or read book An Interview Given to the St Louis Globe Democrat April 1927 written by Guy Atwood Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gangs of St Louis written by Daniel Waugh and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Seven different criminal gangs violently vied for control of the town's illegal enterprises. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Cuckoo Gang and the Shelton Gang) are familiar to many, their exploits have remained largely undocumented until now. Learn how an awkward gunshot wound gave the Pillow Gang its name, and read why Willie Russo's bizarre midnight interview with a reporter from the St. Louis Star involved an automatic pistol and a floating hunk of cheese. From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, The Gangs of St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City's history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago.
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Download or read book In Her Place written by Katharine T. Corbett and published by Missouri History Museum. This book was released on 1999 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new addition to the popular guidebook series explores women's experiences and the impact of their activities on the history and landscape of St. Louis. When the city was founded, most St. Louisans believed that "a woman's place is in the home," in the house of her father, husband, or master. Over the years, women pushed out the boundaries of their lives into the public arena, and in doing so they changed the face of St. Louis. In Her Place is a guide to the changing definition of a woman's place in St. Louis, beginning with the colonial period and ending with the 1960s. Each chapter explores the experiences of women during a specific time period and identifies the sites of some of their public activities on a map of the city created from historical sources. Along the way, readers will meet such significant St. Louis women as Harriet Scott, Susan Blow, Edna Gellhorn, and Philippine Duchesne and learn about the activities of the Ladies' Union Aid Society, the Sisters of Charity, the League of Women Voters, and the Harper Married Ladies' Club. The book also includes four tours of the St. Louis region addressing the themes of the book and identifying significant buildings, homes, and other key sites. Current photographs will help readers locate the sites on detailed maps. An up-to-date bibliography and resource listing make this an invaluable guide for anyone interested in studying the history of women in the region.
Download or read book Salt of the Earth Conscience of the Court written by John M. Ferren and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this analysis of Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge's life and judicial decision making, the author highlights the development of American common law and legal education and the evolution of the American court system.
Download or read book John W Barriger III written by H. Roger Grant and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and "doctor of sick railroads." After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John W. Barriger III (1899–1976) started his career on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman, shop hand, and then assistant yardmaster. His enthusiasm, tenacity, and lifelong passion for the industry propelled him professionally, culminating in leadership roles at Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. His legendary capability to save railroad corporations in peril earned him the nickname "doctor of sick railroads," and his impact was also felt far from the train tracks, as he successfully guided New Deal relief efforts for the Railroad Division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Depression and served in the Office of Defense Transportation during World War II. Featuring numerous personal photographs and interviews, John W. Barriger III is an intimate account of a railroad magnate and his role in transforming the transportation industry.
Download or read book The Queen of Lace written by Stephen L. Trampe and published by Virginia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the landmark St. Louis skyscraper, the Continental-Life, built in classic art-deco style in the 1920s. The story of the building's birth, by an Arkansas business tycoon, the million-dollar bank robbery within its walls and the building's deterioration and eventual rebirth.
Download or read book A Reporter s Lincoln written by Walter Barlow Stevens and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents first-hand accounts of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln
Download or read book Decade of Fear written by Donald J. Kemper and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genius of Thomas Hennings lay in his fundamental attachment to justice, his constant emphasis on the widest limits for individual freedom, and with his realistic approach to the need for order in American society. The limits of this study preclude more than passing consideration of other significant aspects of Hennings' public life, even of his important contributions to the advancement of civil rights and racial equality. Although the phrase "civil rights" at times has been taken to include "civil liberties," in this work it seems preferable, for the sake of clarity, to restrict it to "equality among citizens."
Download or read book The World Almanac Book of Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The World Almanac and Book of Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
