A History of Missouri (V4): Volume IV, 1875 to 1919 Volume 4

by Gary R. Kremer and Lawrence O. Christensen

Book Overview

Drawing on original research in primary sources, this comprehensive study covers such topics as the Constitution of 1875, the impact of railroad expansion, the 1904 World's Fair, the Populist and Progressive movements, and World War I. It also deals with less familiar topics, such as the state's use of convict labor to save taxpayers money, the emergence of women's clubs, the arrival of moving pictures, and the terrible conditions under which coal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826211127
• ISBN13: 9780826211125
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 14 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 5