In this warmly witty account, Joel Vance re-creates what it was like for a city kid to have his life changed almost entirely when he is transplanted from his Chicago birthplace to his father's home country in rural Missouri—where basketball...

The Southwest Garden neighborhood borders two internationally known St. Louis landmarks, the Missouri Botanical Garden, founded in 1859, and Tower Grove Park, established in 1868. The land for both the garden and the park was donated by their founder, Henry...

Southwest Garden boasts a rich history. These images illustrate the people, the events, and the everyday scenes that make up Southwest Garden's story. In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Edna Campos Gravenhorst explores the area's past....

These images illustrate the people, the events, and the everyday scenes that make up the fair's story....

In 1857, Alla Lee, a 24yearold native of Ningbo, China, seeking a better life, came to St. Louis. A decade later, Lee was joined by several hundred of his countrymen from San Francisco and New York who were seeking jobs...

Soulard's Second Century embodies the spirit of the past. Through tales of travel from distant lands searching to fulfill the American Dream, to laughter shared within the walls of a tight-knit community, Betty Pavlige's oral history takes the reader on...

Baseball came to St. Louis before the dawn of the major leagues. It was a gentleman's game, a simple summer pastime, and its popularity grew as the city evolved. Local amateur teams proliferated, and interest in forming a...

St. Louis was a hotbed of baseball activity in the early 20th century. Two of baseball's great wars played out here-the rise of the American League and the rise and fall of the Federal League. No pennants flew over...

Independence boasts a rich history. In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Richard N. Piland and Marietta Wilson Boenker explore the city's past. These images illustrate the people, the events, and the everyday scenes that make up Independence's story....

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