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This biography of Missourian Frank Blair demonstrates the extent of his importance as a national political figure, showing his ardent support of Abraham Lincoln and championing of the president's programme in Congress. He is one of only two Missourians honoured by his state in Statuary Hall.

Describes how the author campaigned to raise academic standards and gain accreditation for Lincoln's programs. This work shows that the debate over black higher education was fought not only in the rhetoric of Washington and Du Bois, but also on the campuses.

This text is a comprehensive assessment of baseball legend Stan Musial's life and career. The book places the star within his time - the Great Depression and wartime and postwar America - and the issues then prevalent in professional baseball, particularly race and economic issues.

Drawing on letters and diaries, this biography details Rose Wilder Lane's life and highlights her troubled relationship with an apparently cold and manipulative mother. It throws light on the writing of the ""Little House"" books.

A biography of Francois Valle that places him within the context of his place and time. Valle immigrated to Upper Louisiana as a penniless common labourer during the early 1740s. Engaged in agriculture, mining and the Indian trade, he became a wealthy and powerful individual.

Reviews the life of Houck from his German immigrant roots, considering his career from both social and political perspectives, and grounding the story in both state and national history. This title tells how, from 1880 to the 1920s, this self-taught railroader constructed a network of five hundred miles of track through ""Swampeast Missouri"".

Mary McLeod Bethune was a significant figure in American political history, who devoted her life to advancing equal social, economic, and political rights for blacks. This volume seeks to remedy the misconceptions surrounding Bethune, showing that she was a transitional figure with one foot in the nineteenth century and the other in the twentieth.