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No one is better able to treat in a comprehensive way William Clark's public life than William Foley. Foley knows, and has skillfully used, the massive store of archival materials. He has written a balanced, solidly researched biography of a major American figure. The great strength of this biography is Foley's unparalleled command of the sources and his broad understanding of the West in the early Republic. William Clark shaped the early West...

This reference contains biographies of more than 700 individuals who have in some way made a contribution to the course of Missouri's state and national history. Covering all time periods as well as regions of the state, it exemplifies the state's cultural, racial and ethnic diversity.

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The first in a five volume series offering a comprehensive history of the state of Missouri. Volume one covers the pre-statehood history, beginning with the arrival in 1673 of the first Europeans in the area, and continues to the first campaign for statehood in 1820.

For more than half a century, Auguste and Pierre Chouteau dominated trade and enterprise in the Mississippi Valley. In their various roles as merchants, Indian traders, bankers, land speculators, governmental advisors, public officials, and community leaders, the Chouteau brothers exerted a tremendous influence on westward expansion. This is the first full account of their lives and illustrious careers.