A Store Almost in Sight: The Economic Transformation of Missouri from the Lousiana Purchase to the Civil War

Contents

contents 1. An Enterprising and Industrious Population 1 2. A New and Better Life 15 3. I Can Live Here Better 33 4. Vexatious and Hard Labors 55 5. The Common Dependence of Man 81 6. Cook, Nursemaid, and Housewife 99 7. A Great Business Is Done 115 8. A Store Almost in Sight 141 Conclusion 159 Acknowledgments 165 Notes 167 Bibliography 207 Index 233 a store almost in sight ...