St. Louis: Out and about in the Gateway City

By Raymond Bial

Book Overview

Founded as a humble trading post along the Mississippi River 250 years ago, St. Louis has since grown into a thriving metropolis.

It appears to be a calm city, but like the mighty Mississippi, it has powerful undercurrents.Known as the "Gateway to the West," St.Louis was a port city and home to many manufacturing businesses making everything from shoes to ships.St.Louis, though, is perhaps best known for its breweries and distilleries.St.Louis: Out and About in the Gateway City captures the energy of people bustling along the street, dining out and going to movies, hopping a trolley, swimming, picnicking, clip-clopping along in horse and carriage, ice skating, or driving an automobile.It also touches upon issues of the day that had to be overcome--suffrage, the Great Depression, and civil rights, to name a few--and shows the resilient spirit of the people of St.Louis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467104612
• ISBN13: 9781467104616
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"