The Ozarks in Missouri History: Discoveries in an American Region (Volume 1)

Interest in scholarly study of the Ozarks has grown steadily in recent years, and The Ozarks in Missouri Discoveries in an American Region will be welcomed by historians and Ozark enthusiasts alike. This lively collection gathers fifteen essays, many of them pioneering efforts in the field, that originally appeared in the Missouri Historical Review, the journal of the State Historical Society. In his introduction, editor Lynn Morrow gives the reader background on the interest in and the study of the Ozarks. The scope of the collection reflects the diversity of the region. Micro-studies by such well-known contributors as John Bradbury, Roger Grant, Gary Kremer, Stephen Limbaugh Sr., and Milton Rafferty explore the history, culture, and geography of this unique region. They trace the evolution of the Ozarks, examine the sometimes-conflicting influences exerted by St. Louis and Kansas City, and consider the sometimes highly charged struggle by federal, state, and local governments to define conservation and the future of Current River. Trader William Gilliss and Delaware Migration in Southern Missouri / Lynn Morrow Slave Labor at the Maramec Iron Works, 1828-1850 / Barbara L. Green "Good Water & Wood but the Country Is a Miserable Botch": Flatland Soldiers Confront the Ozarks / John F. Bradbury Jr. The Race of Improvement: Springfield Society, 1865-1881 / Charles K. Piehl "The City Belongs to the Local Unions": The Rise of the Springfield Labor Movement, 1871-1912 / Stephen L. McIntyre The Ozark Short Line Railroad: A Failed Dream / H. Roger Grant Before Bass Pro: St. Louis Sporting Clubs on the Gasconade River / Lynn Morrow Whose Forest Is This?: Hill Folk, Industrialists, and Government in the Ozarks / David Benac Under Penalty of Death: Pierce City's Night of Racial Terror / Jason Navarro "Our Company Feels that the Ozarks are a Good Investment": The Pierce Pennant Tavern System / Keith A. Sculle Lake Placid: "A Recreational Center for Colored People in the Missouri Ozarks" / Gary R. Kremer and Evan P. Orr Reflections on Public Welfare in Washington County, Missouri, 1939-1941 / Clarence R. Keathley Agricultural Change in the Western Ozarks / Milton D. Rafferty The Origin and Development of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Project / Stephen N. Limbaugh A comilation of fifteen essays, many of them pioneering efforts in the field, that originally appeared in the Missouri Historical Review. Interest in scholarly study of the Ozarks has increased markedly in recent years, and this collection of old and new essays will be welcomed by the growing number of readers seeking work on the history, culture, and geography of the region. "This lively collection gathers fifteen essays, many of them pioneering efforts in the field, that originally appeared in the Missouri historical review, the journal of the State Historical Society."--Publisher description