A History of Missouri (V1) - Volume I, 1673 to 1820 Volume 1

About the author

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 or editor of numerous books, including The Genesis of Missouri: From Wilderness Outpost to Statehood, Dictionary of Missouri Biography, Missouri Then and Now, New and Enlarged Edition, and Wilderness Journey: The Life of William Clark.

Summary

Including a completely revised and updated bibliography, this volume covers the pre-statehood history of Missouri, beginning with the arrival in 1673 of the first Europeans in the area, Louis Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, and continuing through the development and growth of the region, to the final campaign for statehood in 1820.

Product details

• Authors: William Foley, William (University of Sydney Foley, William E Foley, William E. Foley, Perry McCandless, William Earl Parrish
• Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.1971
• EAN: 9780826201089
• ISBN: 978-0-8262-0108-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 508 g
• Series: History of Missouri
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous