Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 157 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Missouri heritage readers |
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Missouri heritage readers.
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Contents |
1. Ice Age Bones -- 2. Prehistoric Times -- 3. Spooky Burials -- 4. Saltpeter and Gunpowder -- 5. Bear Hunting -- 6. Farm and Home -- 7. Beer and Moonshine -- 8. War and Outlaws -- 9. Onyx Mining -- 10. Guano Mining -- 11. Buried Treasure -- 12. Picnics and Parties -- 13. Show Caves -- 14. Cave Men and Cave Women -- 15. Changing Attitudes -- 16. Organized Caving -- 17. The Mystique of Caves |
Summary |
"Examines the historical and cultural significance of Missouri caves, describing ways that people have used them historically for shelter, cold storage, burials, moonshine stills, mining, and even as hideouts for Civil War soldiers and outlaws including Jesse James. Describes growing public appreciation and conservation of these unique and beautiful resources"--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-145) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Caves -- Missouri -- History
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Speleology -- Missouri
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Caves -- Social aspects -- Missouri -- History
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Legends -- Missouri
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Folklore -- Missouri
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Caves
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Folklore
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Legends
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Speleology
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SUBJECT |
Missouri -- History, Local
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Missouri -- History -- Anecdotes
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Missouri -- Biography -- Anecdotes
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Subject |
Missouri
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Anecdotes
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History
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Local history
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780826266453 |
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0826266452 |
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