Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849

Contributor(s): Gordon, Christopher Alan (Author)

ISBN: 9781883982935

Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$19.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$32.90 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$31.70 (100+ copies: $30.95)

List/retail price:

$19.95

Pub Date: February 15, 2018

Dewey: 977.866

LCCN: 2017044607

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.90" L x 5.90" W ( 1.00 lbs) 280 pages

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Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "With the help of primary sources housed in the collections of the Missouri Historical Society, this book reveals how fire, cholera, murder, greed, and mystery affected St. Louisans in 1849, in the words of those who saw it all unfold"--

Brief description: Christopher Alan Gordon has been the director of library and collections for the Missouri Historical Society since 2007.

Review Quotes: "Meticulously researched and engagingly presented"-- "Midwest Book Review"

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