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Old Saint Jo : gateway to the West, 1799-1932
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- Creator
- Sheridan A. Logan ; color illustrations by John Falter
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : J.S. Logan Foundation, ©1979
- Physical Details
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- x, 466 pages, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- OCLC
- ocm05134624, ocm05134624
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-462) and index.
- Old Saint Jo, Gateway to the West, 1799-1932 -- The land -- The state -- The Platte Purchase -- Five towns -- The Indian trading post, 1799-1843 -- Queen of the river towns, 1843-1858 -- The Gold Rush, 1849-1858 --The railroad comes, 1859 -- The gathering storm, 1850-1860 -- The Pony Express, 1860-1861 -- The Presidential election, 1860 -- The Civil War comes to Missouri -- The Civil War comes to Saint Joseph -- The Union Pacific railroad -- The close of the war, 1865-1870 -- The wholesale town, 1870-1925 -- Tootle's opera house, 1872 -- Jesse James, 1847-1882 -- The golden age, 1885-1900 -- The Benton Club, 1887-1978 -- Rise and fall, 1900-1932 -- Individuals and families