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Strange, serious, silly, and stupefying stories about St. Louis you won't be able to forget! Do you know about the Englishman who won St. Louis's 1904 Olympic marathon while drinking French brandy, bits of strychnine, and warm water from a car radiator? Or that Walt Whitman's brother was a St. Louis Water Commissioner? Or that this city hosts the first art museum ever built west of the Mississippi River? Do you know about the Missouri Leviathan? Mike will tell you all about it. Mike Kleckner has turned the most interesting, eyebrow-raising, and unbelievable factoids from decades of article clippings into this quick-reference, easy-reading, and very entertaining book of historical St. Louis tales and trivia.

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In this joyful, well-written tour of the buildings, historic sites, and people of St. Louis, Mike Kleckner provides a rich mine of information that will be of interest to every newcomer or resident of our fascinating city. People of any age will enjoy this well-researched book! - Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden

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Michael Kleckner was born and raised in St. Louis County and graduated from the Journalism School at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2009. He has lived in Kirkwood since 2011 with his wife, Christine; son, Teddy; daughter, Josie; dog, Lucy; and two cats, Truman and Jack. For all of his adult life, Mike has been extremely passionate about St. Louis history. He loves touring the beautiful mansions in the Central West End and has read nearly every St. Louis and Missouri history book available.

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