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Author: Patrick J. Kleaver Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781986241854 Category : Languages : en Pages : 186
Book Description
Join life-time St. Louisan Patrick J. Kleaver in this UPDATED AND EXPANDED version of his book GROWING UP IN OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS. He reminisces about the good and the bad in the first nineteen years of his life when he lived in that historic St. Louis neighborhood from its heyday in the mid-1950s to its decline in the 1970s. From a detailed description of his house to the neighborhood shopping district originally known as the "Great White Way" (with stops at various neighbors and churches along the way), you'll feel like you're entering his life and walking with him on a personally guided tour! In this SECOND EDITION, he includes MORE anecdotes, a MORE detailed history of Old North St. Louis and its historic Catholic churches, MORE photographs (including rarely seen historic ones of streetscapes and church interiors), a MORE DETAILED quick side trip to two other neighborhoods bordering his, and UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION about the status of the various people and buildings mentioned. DEAR READERS: Please BEWARE of websites claiming to offer an electronic version of this book. The "hard copy" (i.e., printed) paperback version is the ONLY authorized format in which this book is offered by the author and sole copyright holder. ANY ELECTRONIC VERSION IS A PIRATED COPY FOR WHICH THE AUTHOR RECEIVES NO ROYALTIES. Please buy your copy ONLY from www.amazon.com (or for libraries and schools, only from recognized institutional distributors).
Author: Patrick J. Kleaver Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781986241854 Category : Languages : en Pages : 186
Book Description
Join life-time St. Louisan Patrick J. Kleaver in this UPDATED AND EXPANDED version of his book GROWING UP IN OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS. He reminisces about the good and the bad in the first nineteen years of his life when he lived in that historic St. Louis neighborhood from its heyday in the mid-1950s to its decline in the 1970s. From a detailed description of his house to the neighborhood shopping district originally known as the "Great White Way" (with stops at various neighbors and churches along the way), you'll feel like you're entering his life and walking with him on a personally guided tour! In this SECOND EDITION, he includes MORE anecdotes, a MORE detailed history of Old North St. Louis and its historic Catholic churches, MORE photographs (including rarely seen historic ones of streetscapes and church interiors), a MORE DETAILED quick side trip to two other neighborhoods bordering his, and UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION about the status of the various people and buildings mentioned. DEAR READERS: Please BEWARE of websites claiming to offer an electronic version of this book. The "hard copy" (i.e., printed) paperback version is the ONLY authorized format in which this book is offered by the author and sole copyright holder. ANY ELECTRONIC VERSION IS A PIRATED COPY FOR WHICH THE AUTHOR RECEIVES NO ROYALTIES. Please buy your copy ONLY from www.amazon.com (or for libraries and schools, only from recognized institutional distributors).
Author: Albert Montesi Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738523194 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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During the early 19th century, the Mississippi River valley north of St. Louis attracted many settlers eager to farm its fertile land. Proximity to the river and downtown markets helped the area grow. Immigrants arrived from Germany and other European countries, and after the Civil War, blacks migrated from the South. Today, the Hyde Park, Bissell-College Hill, and Old North St. Louis neighborhoods are home to diverse communities with a rich and shared history. The neighborhoods are dotted with St. Louis landmarks such as Bissell Mansion, the world-famous Water Towers, Crown Candy, and hundreds of other architectural gems that have withstood the years. This visual history preserves the area's vibrant past and points to a bright future.
Author: Ron A. Austin Publisher: Nilsen Prize for a First Novel ISBN: 9781732039919 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Austin's semi-autobiographical, linked story collection follows the misadventures of Avery Colt as he struggles to survive in North St. Louis alongside his family. Learning the best way to slaughter a goat, rebuilding his family's corner market, and reckoning the weight of a revolver are a few of the challenges Avery faces. As he matures through each page, Avery takes control of his circumstances and attempts dangerous feats of alchemy. By confronting his own fears and limitations, he seeks to transform cruelty into compassion, rind into fruit, despair into hope. Charged with urgency and emotion, Austin's prose faithfully renders a community determined to overcome crisis with strength, dark humor, and plenty of heart" --
Author: Gail Benick Publisher: Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series ISBN: 9781771337816 Category : Holocaust survivors Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Set in the tumultuous 1970s when women, African Americans, and the gay and lesbian community fought for equality while a "New Right" mobilized in defense of political conservatism and traditional family values, Memory's Shadow is the story of a family that survived the Holocaust and their ongoing engagement with that legacy long after World War II has ended. The novella deals with memory and mourning through the lens of the adult sisters in the Berk family. Hetty the oldest, a real estate agent, is fearful of the urban black population moving into her "safe" Jewish suburb. Toni, the second sister, an unmarried intellectual and feminist, is determined to raise a child on her own. Linda Sue, the youngest and most compassionate of the three, is a teacher driven by the need to solve the mystery of her family's survival in the Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation. Memory's Shadow is a tale of family loyalty, friendship, and resilience in the face of an unimaginable recurrence of tragedy."--
Author: Herr Prinz Siegfried Publisher: Siegreich ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 256
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It took me a lifetime to realize that the closest person to me was one of the enemies against which I daily prayed. My mother was my world – a woman who though deeply broken on the inside yet bore the burden of being a huge beacon of light to the mysterious world around her; but then you know what they say about the ones that burn themselves to illuminate others. Piling medical bills forced mother into prostitution and drugs that eventually took her life. Life hit me hard, and death knew me by name. I would not give up. I am a woman and so in me lies the strength that can move mountains. But each time I fought back, life dealt me a blow more devastating than the last. I have lost it all, but I cannot surrender, not now, not until someone pays for my hurt. With grief, strong mental health issues, a strong lust for vengeance, playing my strings from dark corners, how do I find the will to keep living? How does a woman find the strength to journey through life with a billion arrows buried deep in her back? Every shade of a Rose is an unforgettable story of a young woman, Tessie, struggling to pull the weight of abandonment, grief, and assault through life. It follows her through various stages of her life as she channels the vileness from within into the power of survival, finds her way, and finds an oasis of love in a dessert of hate.
Author: W. Arthur Mehrhoff Publisher: Popular Press ISBN: 9780879725686 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 140
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Muses on the many dimensions of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in downtown St. Louis. Five essays, some of them published previously, consider the relation of the edifice to classical arches, to the westward expansion it celebrates, to the city it occupies, and to the present and future conception of the US. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $20.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Bruce R. Olson Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1483457990 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 602
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That St. Louis Thing is an American story of music, race relations and baseball. Here is over 100 years of the cityOs famed musical development -- blues, jazz and rock -- placed in the context of its civil rights movement and its political and ecomomic power. Here, too, are the cityOs people brought alive from its foundation to the racial conflicts in Ferguson in 2014. The panorama of the city presents an often overlooked gem, music that goes far beyond famed artists such as Scott Joplin, Miles Davis and Tina Turner. The city is also the scene of a historic civil rights movement that remained important from its early beginnings into the twenty-first century. And here, too, are the sounds of the crack of the bat during a century-long love affair with baseball."
Author: C. Lee Thornton Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 146707263X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 478
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This book chronicles the rearing of an African-American child in the Upsouth during the 1950s and 1960s, and his experiences as an adult in another worldthe F.B.I. The author walks the reader through many harrowing experiences; several nearly fatal, growing up in St. Louis and also with the F.B.I. His life with the F.B.I. will take you through the urban jungles of several U.S. cities to the tropical rainforests and islands of the Caribbean. The author details his personal experiences with segregation coupled with lessons taught by his family and older friends. Highlighted early in the book is the authors controversial admission to college at the age of eighteen. This book focuses on family history lessons taught by his elders whom he used as a guide for his education, and his career in law enforcement. The author highlights the controversy he caused in his family, when he defied his parents wishes, and joined the F.B.I in 1979. His fascinating career covers 21 1/2 years of complex federal investigations and dangerous undercover operations. The author sums up his experiences and career with the F.B.I. by examing the differences between him and scores of criminals he arrested over the years. After reading this book, you will discover the values of strong parents, knowledge of ones history, and thanking The Almighty everyday.
Author: Patrick J. Kleaver
Author: Patrick J. Kleaver
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Author: Ron A. Austin
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Author: Gail Benick
Author: Herr Prinz Siegfried
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Author: C. Lee Thornton