{"product_id":"ethnic-st-louis-9781935806998","title":"Ethnic St. Louis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs St. Louis celebrates the 250th year since its founding  Ethnic St. Louis highlights the many communities that make St. Louis a vibrant  multi-ethnic city. Their stories-accompanied by rare photography-fill the new book Ethnic St. Louis  a rich tapestry of the people and cultures that have enriched the Gateway City throughout its history. From long-established French  German  and Irish communities  through the African American community  and the more recent arrivals of Vietnamese and Bosnian immigrants  this volume covers a broad spectrum of groups that shaped St. Louis history and daily life. Photo-illustrated vignettes convey why each community settled in St. Louis  how they changed through the years  and how they contributed to local progress and growth. A first-of-its-kind compendium  Ethnic St. Louis demonstrates the importance of diverse communities to the citys rich past  complex current identity  and interconnected future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650412372021,"sku":"ByrdShop_1935806998","price":100.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781935806998.jpg?v=1781795870","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ethnic-st-louis-9781935806998","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}