{"product_id":"st-louis-an-illustrated-timeline-9781935806868","title":"St. Louis: An Illustrated Timeline","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany books have chronicled the exciting and complex history of the Gateway City  but none have taken a wide-angle view while capturing its most pivotal moments  until now. Through fascinating vignettes  illustrated with hundreds of photographic treasures  St. Louis: An Illustrated Timeline reveals how a fur-trading outpost grew into a major American city. This tour through the past  guided by award-winning author and historian Carol Shepley  delivers more than the typical highlights. We meet maverick Jacques Clamorgan  a fur trader who left his entire estate to the children he fathered with slaves; Josephine Baker  an entertainer who fought racism to achieve iconic status here and abroad; and Larry Roos  who took a stand against political corruption in St. Louis County. We encounter visionaries like James Buchanan Eads  who built the ironclad boats that helped the Union army conquer Vicksburg  and William Greenleaf Eliot  who believed women deserved an equal education and founded Washington University to meet that goal. Along the way  we greet legends of sports and entertainment  including the Gashouse Gang  Branch Rickey  Stan Musial  Scott Joplin  Miles Davis  and Nelly. Heroes and villains  saints and rapscallions  innovators and obstructionists  all have shaped this city. A rare and important publication  St. Louis: An Illustrated Timeline captures the story of this gateway to the West in a way not seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648196304949,"sku":"ByrdShop_1935806866","price":37.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781935806868.jpg?v=1781712453","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/st-louis-an-illustrated-timeline-9781935806868","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}