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Articles 1 - 13 of 13
Full-Text Articles in Regional Sociology
From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
“Living On The Color Line: 2800 Cass In A Period And Place Of Transition”, Lucas Delort
“Living On The Color Line: 2800 Cass In A Period And Place Of Transition”, Lucas Delort
The Confluence (2009-2020)
This co-winner of the Tatom Award explores the reasons why Delmar Avenue rather than Cass Avenue became the “Mason-Dixon Line” of St. Louis in the twentieth century.
“The American Bottom: The Bar, Between The Levees And The River”, Quinta Scott
“The American Bottom: The Bar, Between The Levees And The River”, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
This third installment of Quinta Scott’s work examining the Mississippi River environment looks at those narrow, man-made spaces between levees and the river, and the life within.
“To Love And To Cherish: Marital Violence And Divorce In Nineteenth-Century America”, Julian Barr
“To Love And To Cherish: Marital Violence And Divorce In Nineteenth-Century America”, Julian Barr
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In this co-winner of the Tatom Award, Julian Barr uses an 1865 divorce case to explore the ways women gained protection against domestic violence through the court system.
“Modern Day Canary In The Coal Mine”, John A. Crawford
“Modern Day Canary In The Coal Mine”, John A. Crawford
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Salamanders serve an array of functions in the Missouri environment, as this primer on amphibians by John Crawford suggests.
“American Bottom: The Floodplain Between The Bluffs And The Levee”, Quinta Scott
“American Bottom: The Floodplain Between The Bluffs And The Levee”, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The bottomland bluffs between the bluffs and levees along the Mississippi have been farmland for centuries. In this second of three photo essays, Quinta Scott documents the manmade environments on the floodplains.
“Luther Ely Smith: Father Of The Gateway Arch”, Mark Tranel
“Luther Ely Smith: Father Of The Gateway Arch”, Mark Tranel
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Eero Saarinen’s Arch may be among the most recognized works of public art, but the vision that led to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was that of Luther Ely Smith. Mark Tranel looks at Smith’s tireless work to have the warehouse district razed and a national memorial built on the St. Louis riverfront.
“The Gilded Age Hair Trade In St. Louis”, David Straight
“The Gilded Age Hair Trade In St. Louis”, David Straight
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Much can be learned about industries from the envelopes and letterheads of companies. Take the sale of human hair in the Gilded Age, for example.
From The Editor, Jeffrey Smith
“Anatomy, Grave-Robbing, And Spiritualism In Antebellum St. Louis”, Luke Ritter
“Anatomy, Grave-Robbing, And Spiritualism In Antebellum St. Louis”, Luke Ritter
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Dr. Joseph Nash Smith’s Missouri Medical College was a leading school for physicians and part of the professionalization of medicine before the Civil War. He also required human dissection that, along with being a St. Louis character, made him one of the period’s most controversial figures as well.
“Missouri Through Soviet Eyes”, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeny Petrov
“Missouri Through Soviet Eyes”, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeny Petrov
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In 1935, Russian satirists Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov bought a Ford and drove across the United States and back; their observations shaped the ideas of Russians about the United States for some three decades. One of the places they visited was Hannibal, Missouri. Here is their account, including their own photos.