Suchergebnisse

1. An Enterprising and Industrious Population; 2. A New and Better Life; 3. I Can Live Here Better; 4. Vexatious and Hard Labors; 5. The Common Dependence of Man; 6. Cook, Nursemaid, and Housewife; 7. A Great Business Is Done; 8. A Store Almost in Sight; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

A Store Almost in Sight tells the story of commercial development in central Missouri from the early days of American settlement following the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Focusing on those counties near or on the Missouri River, historian Jeff Bremer confirms that the history of the frontier is also the history of the spread of capitalist values. The letters, journals, diaries, and travel accounts of Missouri settlers and visitors reveal how small decisions made by Missouri's rural white settlers-ranging from how much of a certain crop to plant to how many eggs to take to.