Founding St. Louis: First city of the New West by J. Frederick Fausz certificate Get out your magnifying glass

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and collecting oral history passed down over centuries

Paperback | Recommended for ages 3-9 years

Can a little trolley save the day and get the stranded animals to the World's Fair on time

Founding St. Louis: First city of the New West by J. Frederick Fausz certificate Get out your magnifying glassHistorian J. Frederick Fausz offers a fresh interpretation of Saint Louis from 1764 to 1804, explaining how Pierre Laclede, the early Chouteaus, Saint Ange de Bellerive and the Osage Indians established a "gateway" to an enlightened, alternative frontier of peace and prosperity before Lewis and Clark were even born. Historians, genealogists and general readers will appreciate the well researched perspectives in this engaging story about the French