Missouri Book

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Chapter 1 Geography: In the Heart of the Heartland 9

Dissected Till Plains-Grasslands and Rivers

Osage Plains-Flatlands and Gentle Hills

Ozark Plateau-Rugged Ozark Hills

Mississippi Alluvial Plain-Mississippi River Bottomlands

Living with Floods

Through the Seasons

Mixed Airs

Plants and Animals

Caves for Tourists, Caves for Bats

Turning Wastewater into Wetlands

Chapter 2 History: Mother of the American West 27

The Prehistoric People

The Great Village

Modern Native Culture

Explorers and Fur Traders

Missouri Territory

Missouri and the War of 1812

Statehood-the Missouri Compromise

The Dred Scott Decision and the Civil War

Riverboats and Railroads

St. Louis and the Gilded Age

The Twentieth Century

The Twenty-First Century

Chapter 3 People: Middle Americans 51

The State of the State

Immigrants, Old and New

Barbecue and Other Good Things to Eat

Cardinals, Rams, Royals, and Chiefs, Just to Start With

Fairs and Festivals

Tell Me a Story, Especially a Tall Tale

Chapter 4 Government: The Government 67

Inside Government

The Voice of the People

Chapter 5 Economy: The Economy 75

Missouri's Service Industry Leads the Economy

Manufacturing Comes in Second

Agriculture-Small Farms and Big Problems

Minerals Round Up the Economic List

Chapter 6 Landmarks: Show Me Missouri! 89

Mark Twain's Boyhood Home

Gateway to the West

Forest Park

Mastodons and Petroglyphs

The Cave State

Neon and Hay Bales

Lake of the Ozarks

Kansas City, Here I Come

State Survey 105

Find Out More 138

Index 141