{"product_id":"missouri-9781119165828","title":"Missouri","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensively captures the robust history of the state of Missouri, from the pre-Columbian period to the present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining a chronological overview with topical development, this book by a team of esteemed historians presents the rich and varied history of Missouri, a state that has played a pivotal role in the history of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a clear, engaging style that all students of Missouri history are certain to enjoy, the authors of \u003ci\u003eMissouri: The Heart of the Nation \u003c\/i\u003eexplore such topics as Missouri's indigenous population, French and Spanish colonialism, territorial growth, statehood, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, railroads, modernization, two world wars, constitutional change, Civil Rights, political realignments, and the difficult choices that Missourians face in the 21st century. Featuring chapter revisions as well as new maps, photographs, reading lists, a preface, and index, this latest edition of this beloved survey textbook will cont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Native Ground 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Confluence of Empires 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Missouri Borderlands 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Statehood and Beyond 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Age of Benton 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Slavery in Missouri 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 A Developing State 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Turmoil on the Border 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Civil War 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Radical Rule 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Gilded Age 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Angry Farmers and Urban Reformers 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Missouriana 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Out of the Mud 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Pendergast Era 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Better Government in Missouri 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 A Bellwether State 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Into the New Millennium 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 405\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407000543575,"sku":"9781119165828","price":62.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119165828.jpg?v=1730497845","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/missouri-9781119165828","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}