Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri, 1764-1980 Volume 1

by James Neal Primm

Book Overview

To begin the preface to the second edition of Lion of the Valley, James Neal Primm quotes the Reverend W. C. Bitting: "A city is more than an assemblage of buildings with streets between them. It has a soul, and an atmosphere, and a social significance to which all material things should be made to minister." If a history book can help define that atmosphere and significance, Lion of the Valley has done so for St. Louis, telling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883982251
• ISBN13: 9781883982256
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5