Title: Standing on a volcano
Subtitle: the life and times of David Rowland Francis
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.
Subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Ambassadors, Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.), Governors, Mayors, History, Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79041776
Places: Missouri, Saint Louis (Mo.), United States, Saint Louis, Russia, Soviet Union
People: David Rowland Francis (1850-1927)
Time periods: Revolution, 1917-1921, 1865-1950