Publisher's Synopsis
"The New All-too-True-Blue History of Missouri" is a creative history of Missouri (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: 1799 -- Daniel Boone Moves to Missouri 1800 - Spain Gives Missouri Back to the French 1804 -- Lewis & Clark 1811 & 1812 -- New Madrid Earthquake 1820 - Missouri Compromise 1857 - Dred Scott Case 1858 -- John Brown Frees Missouri Slaves 1860 -- Pony Express Begins 1870 - Great Steamboat Race 1875 - Grasshopper Plague 1882 -- Jesse James Killed 1904 -- World's Fair in St. Louis 1907 - Shepherd of the Hills 1920 - G.W. Carver Waxes Poetic About Peanuts 1927 - Mississippi Flood Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.
