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From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
Letter From A St. Louis Barroom, March 1849, Christopher Alan Gordon
Letter From A St. Louis Barroom, March 1849, Christopher Alan Gordon
The Confluence (2009-2020)
1849 was a seminal year in the history of St. Louis, as Christopher Gordon asserts in his new book, Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849—a devastating fire and cholera epidemic stood juxtaposed against a city growing at leaps and bounds and flooded by Argonauts seeking fortunes in the California gold fields. In this edited letter, which Gordon found while researching for his book, Edwin Hollister describes the burgeoning city.
Searching For Compromise: Missouri Congressman John Richard Barret’S Fight To Save The Union, Nicholas Sacco
Searching For Compromise: Missouri Congressman John Richard Barret’S Fight To Save The Union, Nicholas Sacco
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In the months leading to the Civil War, Missouri politics were turbulent. Some supported union, others not. John Richard Barret fought to keep Missouri and the state’s Democrats loyal to the union.
Fall/Winter 2018/2019, Full Issue
The Pin-Up Boy Of The Symphony: St. Louis And The Rise Of Leonard Bernstein, Kenneth H. Winn
The Pin-Up Boy Of The Symphony: St. Louis And The Rise Of Leonard Bernstein, Kenneth H. Winn
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Much has been written about Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. St. Louis and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra played a key role in Bernstein’s early career—including performing the first work by Bernstein to be recorded.
Re-Interpreting Westward Expansion On The Arch Grounds: Foreword And Overview Of The Goals For The New Exhibit, Bob Moore
The Confluence (2009-2020)
More than a half a century after its opening, the museum beneath the Gateway Arch is completely new starting in the summer of 2018. Historian Bob Moore outlines the exhibits, content, and thinking that went into it.
From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
Beautiful Dreams, Breathtaking Visions: Drawings From The 1947–1948 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Architectural Competition, Jennifer Clark
Beautiful Dreams, Breathtaking Visions: Drawings From The 1947–1948 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Architectural Competition, Jennifer Clark
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Eero Saarinen’s innovative design for the Gateway Arch has become a symbol of the city. Jennifer Clark explores the competition that led to the selection of the futuristic Gateway Arch.
Outfitted For The Unknown: Explorer Titian Peale’S Clothing And Scientific Equipment, Jennifer Clark
Outfitted For The Unknown: Explorer Titian Peale’S Clothing And Scientific Equipment, Jennifer Clark
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Titian Peale—son of the famous Charles Willson Peale and brother of noted artist Rembrandt Peale—was an ethnographer and artist in his own right. Stephen Long hired him as an artist and scientist to be part of the Yellowstone Expedition traveling from St. Louis in 1819. His paintings, artifacts, and words give a first-hand glimpse at the expedition and Peale’s role in it.
Sanctuary On The Mississippi: St. Louis As A Way Station For Mormon Emigration, Thomas L. Farmer, Fred E. Woods
Sanctuary On The Mississippi: St. Louis As A Way Station For Mormon Emigration, Thomas L. Farmer, Fred E. Woods
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In the decades before the Civil War, St. Louis was considered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be the most Mormon-friendly city outside Salt Lake City. Thomas Farmer and Fred Woods examine the ways Mormons used St. Louis as a way station to earn money and replenish resources, while at the same time contributing to its growth.
Spring/Summer 2018, Full Issue
Archaeology At The Arch, Don Booth
Archaeology At The Arch, Don Booth
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Beneath the grounds of the Gateway Arch a cistern lay buried for a century and a half. Now, its contents have been excavated, adding to the story of early St. Louis.