Lion of the Valley

Release on 1998 | by James Neal Primm

To begin the preface to the second edition of Lion of the Valley, James Neal Primm quotes the Reverend W. C. Bitting: "A city is more than an assemblage of buildings with streets between them.

Author: James Neal Primm
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
ISBN: 1883982243
Category: History
Page: 621
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Lion of the Valley

To begin the preface to the second edition of Lion of the Valley, James Neal Primm quotes the Reverend W. C. Bitting: "A city is more than an assemblage of buildings with streets between them. It has a soul, and an atmosphere, and a social significance to which all material things should be made to minister." If a history book can help define that atmosphere and significance, Lion of the Valley has done so for St. Louis, telling the story of a vibrant and unusual American city in an engaging yet scholarly manner. Primm establishes a general historical narrative of St. Louis from Pierre Laclede's first step from the bow of a bateau to the prototypes of MetroLink. As in most comprehensive accounts, Lion of the Valley focuses on the central institutions and personalities that have shaped the city, as well as the events and circumstances that brought fame, or fear, to the citizens of St. Louis. The Great Fire of 1849; the 1904 World's Fair; the machinations of the "Big Cinch"; the construction of the Gateway Arch; these and many other episodes from the city's colorful past come to life in the pages of Primm's book. This newly designed fourth edition offers a new preface from the author and a revised and expanded index in order to make the book more reader friendly, while maintaining the integrity of the original text. It will be indispensable to students of St. Louis history as well as amateurs interested in the development of this great city.

Language: en
Pages: 621

Lion of the Valley

Authors: James Neal Primm

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Missouri History Museum

Language: en
Pages: 368

Lion in the Valley

Authors: Elizabeth Peters

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-01 - Publisher: Hachette UK

The 1985-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, her dashing husband Emerson and their precocious eight-year-old son Rameses. The much-coveted burial chamber in Dahshoor is theirs for the digging. Yet there is a great evil in the wind that caresses the hot sands sweeping through

Language: en
Pages: 592

Lion of the Valley, St. Louis, Missouri

Authors: James Neal Primm

Categories: Saint Louis (Mo.)

Type: BOOK - Published: 1981 - Publisher:

Books about Lion of the Valley, St. Louis, Missouri

Language: en
Pages: 696

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa

Authors: Heinrich Barth

Categories: Africa, Central

Type: BOOK - Published: 1857 - Publisher:

Books about Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa

Language: en
Pages: 320

Value in the Valley

Authors: Iyanla Vanzant

Categories: Self-Help

Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-05-23 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

“The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey Is it the job you hate but need in order to pay the rent? Is it that relationship that you gave your all to only to end up with a broken heart...again? Perhaps it's your children, a family