Rising on the river
Subtitle: St. Louis 1822 to 1850, explosive growth from town to city
By: Frederick A.Hodes
Publisher: Patrice Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tooele, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 914
ISBN-13: 9781880397688; 9781880397671
Subjects: History
Other titles: St. Louis 1822 to 1850, explosive growth from town to city; Saint Louis 1822 to 1850, explosive growth from town to city
Notes: Follow-up to Beyond the frontier : a history of St. Louis to 1821.

"The second part in a multi-volume history of St. Louis, Rising on the river tells the story of the boomtown that rose to become the commerial hub and cultural capital of the American frontier.  While the book is the authoritative and thoroughly researched result of more than thirty years of scholarship, it's also a work of vivid storytelling that will excite anyone interested in nineteenth century St. Louis"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 774-813) and index.