Standing on a volcano
Subtitle: the life and times of David Rowland Francis
By: Harper Barnes.
Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press in association with the Francis Press; Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: St. Louis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 478
Subjects: Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1927.; Mayors -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Biography.; Governors -- Missouri -- Biography.; Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.; Ambassadors -- Russia -- Biography.; Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Politics and government.; Missouri -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.; Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921.; Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "David Rowland Francis was a brash, plain-spoken politician and businessman who was a major figure in America life a century ago. After he made his fortune in the risky commodities markets of post-Civil War St. Louis, Francis became the youngest governor in the nation, and for a time seemed destined for the White House. When he ran the St. Louis World's Fair on 1904, he was said to be the most photographed man in America.".

"Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis is a biography of a fascinating man, and a long-needed major reassessment of a controversial and important figure in U.S.-Soviet Relations."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-445) and index.