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Reedy Press
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English
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Missouri Legends, 2nd Edition brings renowned politicians, authors, artists, athletes, performers, and historical figures to life. The book profiles more than 200 famous Missourians with dozens of new entries. Each profile includes a brief account of their formative years in Missouri and how they became legendary. With the second edition, readers will learn even more about the historically significant (Jesse James, Gen. John J. Pershing, Laura Ingalls...
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University of Missouri bulletin. Arts and science volume 1952, no. 7
University of Missouri. Arts and science volume 1952, no. 7
University of Missouri bulletin volume 53, no.34. Arts and science series, 1952. no.7
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University of Missouri. Arts and science volume 1952, no. 7
University of Missouri bulletin volume 53, no.34. Arts and science series, 1952. no.7
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English
6) Gone girl
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English
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On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick's wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?
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University of Missouri Press
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1998.
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English
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Once considered a "foolish boondoggle" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration, the Federal Writers' Project was initiated to allow employment opportunity to those associated with the arts during the Great Depression. The American Guide Series became the most successful venture, offering jobs to writers nationwide as each state endeavored to produce a comprehensive guidebook. Under the direction of Charles van Ravenswaay, former...
11) Hiking Missouri
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Human Kinetics
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English
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Provides descriptions of over one hundred scenic day hiking trails in Missouri, each with a difficulty rating and a map marking points of interest and distances; and includes information on how to get to the parks, park hours, facilities, permits and rules, and contact addresses and telephone numbers.
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English
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٢I didn't know that!٣ You will find yourself saying that over and over as you read about forgotten heroes and heroines, important but little-known people, and the fascinating events that shaped our state's history. Ross Malone is a retired teacher and a historian but he is also an award-winning writer who has published over a dozen books about the people, places, and events in the Show Me State which probably should be well-known but aren't. The...
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Missouri handbook volume no. 6
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English
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This expanded edition of Indians and Archaeology of Missouri gives an excellent introduction to the cultural development of Missouri's Indians during the past twelve thousand years. Providing a new chapter on the Hunter Foragers of the Dalton period and substantial revision of other chapters to incorporate recent discoveries, the Chapmans present knowledge based upon decades of experience with archaeological excavations in an understandable and fascinating...
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"WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart. Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker's troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille's first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. NASTY on her kneecap, BABYDOLL on her leg. Since she left town eight years ago, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic,...
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Whether seen as a common criminal or Robin Hood with a six-shooter, the Missouri outlaw left an indelible mark on American culture. In the nineteenth century, Missouri was known as the "Outlaw Stae" and offered a list of lawbreakers. These notorious criminals became folk legends in countless books, movies and television shows.
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