A store almost in sight :: the economic transformation of Missouri from the Louisiana purchase to the Civil War /

A Store Almost in Sight tells the story of commercial development in central Missouri from the early days of American settlement following the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Focusing on those counties near or on the Missouri River, historian Jeff Bremer confirms that the history of the frontie...

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Main Author: Bremer, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, 2014.
©2014
Series:Iowa and the Midwest experience.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:A Store Almost in Sight tells the story of commercial development in central Missouri from the early days of American settlement following the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Focusing on those counties near or on the Missouri River, historian Jeff Bremer confirms that the history of the frontier is also the history of the spread of capitalist values. The letters, journals, diaries, and travel accounts of Missouri settlers and visitors reveal how small decisions made by Missouri's rural white settlers-ranging from how much of a certain crop to plant to how many eggs to take to.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609382476
1609382471

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