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Ozark Pioneers (MO) (Voices of America)

By: Cobb, Vickie Layton

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing: June 2001

Seller ID: 330166

ISBN: 0738518581

Condition: Used - Very Good

In the early 1800s, rugged and self-sufficient pioneers left their native homelands to tame the wild Ozark territory. These early settlers left their mark on history, as they settled Taney County, and became Missouri's first families.

With family stories and photographs passed down from generation to generation, Ozark Pioneers shares the experiences of the first residents of the area. Family names such as Allen, Coggburn, Smith, Whorton, Layton, Bollinger, Brittain, and Rittenhouse appear throughout the history of Taney County, demonstrating the roots and growth of the wild Ozark territory. ...
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Rising Stars and Ozark Constellations: Faces of Courage, Integrity, and Success

By: Cox, Vicki

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Skyward Publishing: January 2001

Seller ID: 341010

ISBN: 1881554074

Condition: Used - Very Good

Rising Stars reflects what is right and good in the nation's heartland, what has sustained the people who build their lives and communities there, and what has made many of those self-reliant personalities shine forth with universal appeal. The faces Cox captures are true celebrities, whether a spotlighted entertainer on Branson's entertainment scene or a quiet light in a person's hometown. With courage, wit, and inner fortitude, each person and family truly becomes a rising star in Cox's new and inspiring work. Photograph with each story.
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The Battle Of Carthage: Border War In Southwest Missouri

By: David C. Hinze, Karen Farnham

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Da Capo Press:

Seller ID: 153986

ISBN: 1882810066

Condition: Used - Very Good

In the early months of the Civil War, a local force of German immigrants under Franz Sigel fought Confederate militiamen for control of the strategic border state of Missouri.
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Across the Wide Missouri (American Heritage Library)

By: De Voto, Bernard Augustine

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (P): June 1964

Seller ID: 336051

ISBN: 0395083745

Condition: Used - Very Good

The Drury Story

By: Frank W. Clippinger

Price: $5.50

Seller ID: 198509

ISBN: 4347317038

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Rude Pursuits and Rugged Peaks: Schoolcraft's Ozark Journal, 1818-1819 (Arkansas Classics)

By: H. Schoolcraft

Price: $7.50

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press: January 1996

Seller ID: 270464

ISBN: 1557284660

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

In the winter of 1818, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft set out from Potosi, Missouri, to document lead mines in the interior of the Ozarks, then a wilderness of near-virgin forests, limestone cliffs, prairies, and oak savannahs. Intending only to make his fortune by publishing an account of the area's mineral resources, he became the first skilled observer to witness and record frontier life in the Ozarks.

The journal kept by Schoolcraft as he traveled ninety days in the rugged terrain of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas was originally published in 1821 and has become an essential recor...
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The Story of Starlight Theatre: The History of Kansas City's Delightful Musical Theatre Under the Stars

By: Kathleen H. Thorne

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Generation Organization:

Seller ID: 112999

ISBN: 096335650X

Condition: Used - Very Good

Holy Hills of the Ozarks: Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri (Lived Religions)

By: Ketchell, Aaron K.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press: August 2007

Seller ID: 344511

ISBN: 0801886600

Condition: Used - Very Good

Over the past century, Branson, Missouri, has attracted tens of millions of tourists. Nestled in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, it offers a rare and refreshing combination of natural beauty and family-friendly recreation--from scenic lakes and rolling hills to theme parks and variety shows. It has boasted of big name celebrities, like Wayne Newton, Andy Williams, and Petula Clark, as well as family entertainers like Mickey Gilley, the Shanghai Magic Troupe, Jim Stafford, and Yakov Smirnoff.

But there is more to Branson's fame than just recreation. As Aaron K. Ketchell discovers, a ...
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Dogs and Ducks and Hat-Rack Bucks: Short Stories for the Outdoorsman

By: Larry Dablemont

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Lightnin Ridge: November 1999

Seller ID: 114244

ISBN: 0967397529

Condition: Used - Very Good

Ozark Magic and Folklore

By: Randolph

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 1964

Seller ID: 28846

ISBN: 0486211819

Condition: Used - Very Good

The Ozark region of Missouri and Arkansas has long been an enclave of resistance to innovation and "newfangled" ideas. Many of the old-time superstitions and customs have been nurtured and kept alive through the area's relative isolation and the strong attachment of the hillfolk to these old attitudes. Though modern science and education have been making important inroads in the last few decades, the region is still a fertile source of quaint ideas, observances, and traditions.
People are normally reticent about their deepest beliefs, especially with outsiders. The author, however, has live...
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Springfield: 1830-1930 (Images of America)

By: Roberts, Anita L.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing: February 2011

Seller ID: 349915

ISBN: 0738584096

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Springfield, now the third-largest city in the state, was once an area favored by Native Americans for its natural beauty, mild climate, abundant timber, and excellent hunting and fishing. Founded by John Polk Campbell in 1829, the settlement grew steadily, thanks to its civic-minded residents. Springfield s many photographs show these diligent people at work as well as at play. Whether enjoying a vaudeville show at the Landers Theatre in 1891, riding a jitney or streetcar to Doling Park in 1915, or playing in the world s largest Boy Scout Band in 1925, the people of Springfield enjoyed themse...
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The Shepherd of the Hills

By: Wright

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Color Art Inc.: January 1987

Seller ID: 114527

ISBN: 0970260903

Condition: Used - Very Good

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