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Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans

Kevin Amsler

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Description:How did some of St. Louis' most prominent people die, and where are they buried? "Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans" contains biographies about notable St. Louisans, from their unique lives to their final hours and ultimate resting place. Prominent St. Louis cemeteries such as Bellefontaine, Calvary, New Mt. Sinai, and Jefferson Barracks are included.The book profiles the likes of famed explorer William Clark, St. Louis founder Auguste Chouteau, Civil War General William Sherman, "Beat Generation" writer William Burroughs, beer baron Adolphus Busch, broadcaster Jack Buck, and playwright Tennessee Williams. Others prominent in St. Louis and Missouri history - governors, mayors, businessmen, sports figures, entertainers, writers - are included along with location maps of Bellefontaine and Calvary cemeteries.Additional chapters cover "Bloody Island", the Mississippi River sandbar where men of honor fought deadly duels giving the island its name; and the disastrous year of 1849 where the Great St. Louis Fire destroyed a sizable portion of the city and the city's worst cholera epidemic killed thousands of citizens.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans. To get started finding Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2006

ISBN: 096314488X

Description: How did some of St. Louis' most prominent people die, and where are they buried? "Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans" contains biographies about notable St. Louisans, from their unique lives to their final hours and ultimate resting place. Prominent St. Louis cemeteries such as Bellefontaine, Calvary, New Mt. Sinai, and Jefferson Barracks are included.The book profiles the likes of famed explorer William Clark, St. Louis founder Auguste Chouteau, Civil War General William Sherman, "Beat Generation" writer William Burroughs, beer baron Adolphus Busch, broadcaster Jack Buck, and playwright Tennessee Williams. Others prominent in St. Louis and Missouri history - governors, mayors, businessmen, sports figures, entertainers, writers - are included along with location maps of Bellefontaine and Calvary cemeteries.Additional chapters cover "Bloody Island", the Mississippi River sandbar where men of honor fought deadly duels giving the island its name; and the disastrous year of 1849 where the Great St. Louis Fire destroyed a sizable portion of the city and the city's worst cholera epidemic killed thousands of citizens.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans. To get started finding Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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