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The Missouri Mormon Experience
The Mormon presence in nineteenth-century Missouri was uneasy at best and at times flared into violence fed by misunderstanding and suspicion. By the end of 1838, blood was shed, and Governor Lilburn Boggs ordered that Mormons were to be “exterminated or driven from the state.” The Missouri persecutions greatly shaped Mormon faith and culture; this book reexamines Mormon-Missourian history within the sociocultural context of its time. The contributors to this volume unearth the challenges and assumptions on both sides of the conflict, as well as the cultural baggage that dictated how their actions and responses played on each other. Shortly after Joseph Smith proclaimed Jackson County th...
The Other Missouri History
The essays in The Other Missouri History explore a wide range of topics in Missouri social history. By dealing with the lives of ordinary Missourians, these pieces examine the effects of significant social and economic change at all levels of society. With a broader scope in Missouri history than previous studies, this book demonstrates how Missourians have been affected by issues of race, class, and gender. Gregg Andrews's essay, "The Racial Politics of Reconstruction in Ralls County, 1865-1870," examines how race shaped the political culture in Ralls County during the Reconstruction Era. Andrews argues that race-baiting was used prominently by editors of the Ralls County Record to discredi...
Genealogical Notes
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Thomas and Friends: Engines to the Rescue! Magnet Book
Peep! Peep! All aboard with Thomas the Tank Engine in this magnetic adventure! Toddlers can take a journey across the Island of Sodor and meet all the trains in this fun, magnetic book with 4 great scenes. Then create adventures of your own with Thomas, James, Percy, Harold and all their friends. Each of the 10 engines is a magnetic piece that can be used again and again. There are hours of fun to be had and this is the perfect way to encourage children aged 3 and up to use their imaginations. Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 70 years. He ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.
The Crowd in Rome in the Late Republic
A major work on the power of the crowd
Commerce with the Classics
A distinctive history of the traditions of reading and life in the Renaissance library, as seen in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals
The Church Almanac
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The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus
Examines the imperial mythology that was reflected by Roman art and architecture during the rule of Augustus Caesar
