A St. Louis Alphabet: Growing Up Catholic in the Missouri River Basin, 1956 to 1974

By Brian Berglund and Jamie Siebrase

In A St. Louis Alphabet, Brian Berglund maps out his 1960s childhood, guiding readers past the cul-de-sacs where children played unsupervised 'till suppertime-through dense groves of hickory and sweetgum primed for clandestine escapades-and finally into the chapels and schoolhouses where faith shaped daily rhythms. Organized from A to Z, and recorded by his daughter, Jamie Siebrase, the 26 alphabetized snapshots included in this collection revisit the places and moments that made growing up Catholic in the Midwest its own sort of odyssey. Jam-packed with rich, historic details, the book functions as a time capsule. The narrative, though, supplants archival preservation, and by the time you reach Z (for Zoo), you'll have a frank portrait of one man's life-enriched by the era and the people that shaped it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GBMLVLNX
• ISBN13: 9798275291674
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"