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Slave And Soldier, William Glankler
Slave And Soldier, William Glankler
The Confluence (2009-2020)
New court records shed light on the complex relationships of slavery when a slave enlists in the Union Army during the Civil War.
The Seeds Of St. Louis Regionalism, Mark Abbott
The Seeds Of St. Louis Regionalism, Mark Abbott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Harland Bartholomew’s 1948 regional plan was not a radical departure, but heir to almost a century of regional thinking and planning—including more than three dozen airports.
Worker Number 74530, Kate L. Gregg
Worker Number 74530, Kate L. Gregg
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In 1943, Lindenwood English professor and historian Kate Gregg became a Rosie the Riveter at the St. Louis Ordinance Plant. This is her story.
Against Pain, David L. Straight
Against Pain, David L. Straight
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Talk about junk mail! Makers of Antikamnia tablets, a pain reliever in turn-of-the-century St. Louis, used the mail to sell this patent medicine that was investigated by the new Food and Drug Administration in the Theodore Roosevelt administration.
From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
Where Rivers And Ideas Meet, James D. Evans
Where Rivers And Ideas Meet, James D. Evans
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The St. Louis region is situated right at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, which has been constantly changing over the centuries—just like the rest of the region.
“We Shall Be Literally ‘Sold To The Dutch’”, Mark Alan Neels
“We Shall Be Literally ‘Sold To The Dutch’”, Mark Alan Neels
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The politicization of immigrant groups is nothing new, as this study of German immigrants and anti-German sentiment suggests.
The History Of The Illinois River And The Decline Of A Native Species, Paige Mettler-Cherry, Marian Smith
The History Of The Illinois River And The Decline Of A Native Species, Paige Mettler-Cherry, Marian Smith
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Floodplains as connectors to rivers are essential parts of the ecosystem; endangered plants chart progress or decline on the the Illinois River.