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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joel P. RhodesPublisher: University of Missouri Press Imprint: University of Missouri Press Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780826221414ISBN 10: 0826221416 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 30 August 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsA Missouri Railroad Pioneer Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Wanderjahre Chapter 2 Volksblatt Chapter 3 The Belle of Cape Girardeau Chapter 4 To Cogitate and To Dream: The Coming of the Railroad Chapter 5 The Houck Roads Chapter 6 Zwei Meinungen: Of Two Minds Chapter 7 A Damn Fine Lawyer Chapter 8 St. Louis, Kennett and Southern Allied Lines Chapter 9 Academic Hall Chapter 10 The Histories Chapter 11 Cape Girardeau Northern Chapter 12 The Big Ditch Chapter 13 A Quiet Religious Mood Bibliography IndexReviewsReaders will be impressed with the skill Rhodes has mustered and researched the material for this volume from family descendants, archives, and published sources. The author makes what must have been a morass of material as thick and tangled as any southeast Missouri swamp into a very readable history. --Missouri Historical Review Readers with an interest in Missouri history and the Southeast will find much to engage with, especially given Houck's status as a local historian and intellectual. Those seeking to understand the complicated legal and financial arrangements contingent in the building of railroads in Missouri and the nation will also find this book useful. --Southern Historian "Readers with an interest in Missouri history and the Southeast will find much to engage with, especially given Houck’s status as a local historian and intellectual. Those seeking to understand the complicated legal and financial arrangements contingent in the building of railroads in Missouri and the nation will also find this book useful."""" - Southern Historian """"Readers will be impressed with the skill Rhodes has mustered and researched the material for this volume from family descendants, archives, and published sources. The author makes what must have been a morass of material as thick and tangled as any southeast Missouri swamp into a very readable history."""" - Missouri Historical Review" A thoughtful and studious biography of lawyer, journalist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Louis Houck, known as the 'Father of Southeast Missouri' because his efforts brought the railroad and industrialization to the state. In addition to economic development, he promoted art, culture, and formal education for all social classes. --Midwest Book Review Readers will be impressed with the skill Rhodes has mustered and researched the material for this volume from family descendants, archives, and published sources. The author makes what must have been a morass of material as thick and tangled as any southeast Missouri swamp into a very readable history. --Missouri Historical Review Readers with an interest in Missouri history and the Southeast will find much to engage with, especially given Houck's status as a local historian and intellectual. Those seeking to understand the complicated legal and financial arrangements contingent in the building of railroads in Missouri and the nation will also find this book useful. --Southern Historian Author InformationJoel P. Rhodes is Associate Professor of History at Southeast Missouri State University and lives in Cape Girardeau. He is also author of The Voice of Violence: Performative Violence as Protest in the Vietnam Era and coauthor of Historic Cape Girardeau: An Illustrated History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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