Excerpt from The Book of St. Louisans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of St. LouisDuring the daily work and turmoil of life, in this city of strenuous endeavor and achievement, one finds but little opportunity to get acquainted with those whose personalities are (outside of his own most intimate circles) of most interest. The reader can doubtless think Of many leading citizens Of whom he would like to know: Where did they come from, where and how were they educated, what is their home life, their religious, social, and political environment, and what have been the chief steps in their career? If the reader will turn to such names, he will find just the information desired.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.