Dictionary of Missouri Biography: Volume 1 - Hardcover

Foley, William E.; Winn, Kenneth H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826212220 ISBN 13: 9780826212221

Publisher: University of Missouri Press, 1999

Synopsis

This reference contains biographies of more than 700 individuals who have in some way made a contribution to the course of Missouri's state and national history. Covering all time periods as well as regions of the state, it exemplifies the state's cultural, racial and ethnic diversity.

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About the Author:

About the EditorsLawrence O. Christensen is Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is coauthor of three books, including, with Gary Kremer, A History of Missouri: Volume IV, 1875 to 1919.William E. Foley is Professor of History at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. General Editor of the Missouri Biography Series, he is the author of numerous books, including The Genesis of Missouri: From Wilderness Outpost to Statehood. and Wilderness Journey: The Life of William Clark.Gary R. Kremer is Professor of History at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. He is the author or editor of numerous works, including Missouri's Black Heritage, Revised Edition.Kenneth H. Winn is State Archivist of Missouri. Former Director of Publications for the Missouri Historical Society, he is the author of Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0826212220
• ISBN 13: 9780826212221
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 856
• Editor: Christensen Lawrence O., Kremer Gary R.