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Amazing St. Louis: 250 Years of Great Tales and Curiosities

Author : Charlie Brennan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935806561
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Amazing St. Louis: 250 Years of Great Tales and Curiosities written by Charlie Brennan and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know the first mobile phone was used in St. Louis? Or that a St. Louis businessman changed the course of war in the Pacific during World War II? Or that a St. Louisan ended the Cold War? After talking about St. Louis and its people every weekday for the past 25 years, Charlie Brennan has gathered the greatest and most incredible St. Louis stories in celebration of the city's 250th birthday. Brennan divulges how St. Louisans gave the world rock and roll, the cocktail party, the city of Chicago, the musical Cats, and more! That's Amazing St. Louis even explains how St. Louis is home to the first city in America. Brennan also shares some of the world's strangest oddities and curiosities that just happened to take place in the Gateway to the West. Packed with hundreds of almost unknown facts about the people and events of St. Louis, this book is ideal for lovers of this great American city and its rich history.

The Saint Louis Tales

Author : Mitchell Doub
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 143030832X
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Saint Louis Tales written by Mitchell Doub and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient parchment with a dark secret. A hit-man who looses his nerve. An ominous deal made out of desperation. A tree house like no other. A trash dump with the power to change 15 lives. These are The Saint Louis Tales. Come along as Mitchell Doub, a native of North Carolina and a lover of the short story, invites you to join his group of modern-day pilgrims as they take a trip up the Mississippi on a restored, 19th century steam boat. While on their way to Saint Louis to attend the Southern Baptist Convention, this merry band is transformed from complete strangers into fast friends as each member takes center stage during dinner to share their own, original tale. O.Henry isn't the only writer known for twists, and seeing as Mitchell grew up less than 25 miles from where Mr. Porter was born, it's no surprise that the final sentence in any of these tales may change the whole story.

Full Court

Author : Greg Marecek
Publisher : Reedy Press
ISBN 13 : 1933370033
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Full Court written by Greg Marecek and published by Reedy Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full Court tells story of an often-forgotten but remarkable time in St. Louis sports history--the era of the NBA's St. Louis Hawks. Author Greg Maracek has woven together a compilation of interviews from the Hawks players to deliver a history of a former perennial power in the National Basketball Association. Between 1955 and 1968, pro basketball closely rivaled the attention--and at times outstripped the success--of the baseball's St. Louis Cardinals. A storied rivalry with the fabled Boston Celtics is credited by many as the single most important catalyst to the national growth of NBA interest. Names of Hawks' stars became legendary to basketball fans. Leading the way is Hall of Fame superstar Bob Pettit, the first player to score 20,000 points--and later 25,000--in a career. Other Hall of Fame Hawks include Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, Len Wilkens, and Easy Ed Macauley. Pettit's 50-point performance in the 1958 championship game, NBA doubleheaders at Kiel Auditorium, owner Ben Kerner's sometimes wild and wacky postgame promotions, division and conference titles, sold-out crowds, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy, and one incredible St. Louis World Championship season makes for riveting reading not only for fans of St. Louis sports but also for lovers of NBA lore. Greg Marecek has been in the sports business for 35 years, serving as a sportswriter and editor, sportscaster, national sports syndicate, and sports-radio owner. He is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Historic Tales of St. Louis

Author : Mark Zeman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467153281
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Historic Tales of St. Louis written by Mark Zeman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tales That Made St. Louis St. Louis may be known as the Gateway to the West, but its history holds many stories buried through time that show a different side. Discover which Hollywood leading man and heartthrob originated the custom of leaving a chocolate on a hotel pillow. Learn which high school was named after a senator who was nearly beaten to death on the senate floor. Puzzle over the lavish dinner party held in a sewer, and be amazed to find a masterpiece hidden in the ceiling of a U-Haul building. Author and historian Mark Zeman unveils the forgotten history of St. Louis.

Only in St. Louis!

Author : Charles Brennan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735815404
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Only in St. Louis! written by Charles Brennan and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Only in St. Louis!, Charlie Brennan shares the most incredible, strange and inspiring stories he has come across in his three decades talking about the Gateway City. Readers will learn: Wilt Chamberlain was traded in a St. Louis restaurant. Jesus Christ Superstar was first staged in St. Louis, not New York. A St. Louis Cardinal pitcher beat Randy Johnson while drinking vodka. A St. Louis mayor was buried three times. Supreme Court Justices laughed aloud while hearing a St. Louis case. A St. Louis woman woke up when she heard an intruder...who turned out to be a national celebrity. Kenny Wayne Shepherd's worst moment on stage was in St. Louis. A St. Louis man found $1,200 in his ceiling. J.S. Bach's personal bibles are in St. Louis. A St. Louis high school name is actually misspelled. Why Kurt Warner listed his name and address in the phone book. The Air Force's biggest weapon is made in St. louis. John Lennon's song "Imagine" has a St. Louis connection. The NFL's "lowest blow" has ties to St. Louis. Twinkies were named in St. Louis. A lost wallet led to one of the best-selling songs of the 1960s. The woman who injected John Belushi with a fatal dose hid in St. Louis. A St. Louis man swam 292 miles of the Mississippi River without stopping. Why General William Tecumseh Sharman could defeat the south but not City Hall. The only company to prepare cocaine for medicinal use is in St. Louis. A St. Louis barista became a billionaire. A man was attacked by a shark in downtown St. Louis. A St. Louis man played basketball for St. Louis Community College, football for Yale and is now a top national journalist. Brennan, host of "The Charlie Brennan Show" on KMOX and provocateur of "Donnybrook" on KETC-TV, curates these and other stories for the first time in one volume.

Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans

Author : Sally Asher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1626198659
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans written by Sally Asher and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tombs and graves of the St. Louis Cemeteries rise from the ground, creating labyrinthine memorials aptly dubbed "cities of the dead." Most are in even rows with quaint street names. Some are of crumbling brick and broken marble. Others are miniature mansions clad in decorative ironwork with angelic guardians. Grand or humble, each is a relic of the story of New Orleans. Politicians, pirates, Mardi Gras Indian chiefs and one voodoo queen rest below. In an unprecedented inquiry, author Sally Asher reveals the lives within the mysterious and majestic tombs of the St. Louis Cemeteries.

Stories from Before

Author : Janet Morey
Publisher : Missouri History Museum
ISBN 13 : 1883982626
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Stories from Before written by Janet Morey and published by Missouri History Museum. This book was released on 2007 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In more than forty collected stories, immigrants living in St. Louis write compelling accounts of their earlier lives"--Provided by publisher.

Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes

Author : Carol Ferring Shepley
Publisher : Missouri History Museum
ISBN 13 : 1883982650
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes written by Carol Ferring Shepley and published by Missouri History Museum. This book was released on 2008 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The history of Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is told through the stories of those who are buried there. Cemetery records and interviews with insiders inform the research"--Provided by publisher.

Delusions of Grandeur

Author : Chris Andoe
Publisher : Cahokia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780692470770
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Delusions of Grandeur written by Chris Andoe and published by Cahokia Press. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Not since Charles Bukowski have I found myself so submerged into the life and times of so many colorful characters. Acclaimed writer Chris Andoe brings a modern flair to such a missing style of literature today. I felt intrigued, enlightened, dirty, amused, outraged, betrayed and in awe of all that is Delusions Of Grandeur." - Karla Templeton, Vital Voice Oklahoma native Chris Andoe has lived from San Francisco to New York, but for nearly twenty years has remained captivated by the drama, culture, and tragedy of the haunted old river city of St. Louis, a place he's likened to Sunset Boulevard's Norma Desmond, simultaneously celebrating yet mourning a glorious past. Delusions of Grandeur is a compilation of tales and snippets of many lives and characters whose stories entertain standing alone and enrapture woven together. From a deranged conman penetrating the highest reaches of state politics to shocking headlines of a 'human slaughter chamber' on the East St. Louis riverfront, Andoe has collected and craftily chronicled the whole spectrum of the St. Louis LGBT community and beyond, and the outcome is nothing short of page turning. Often mired in controversy for his unflinching style, "Emperor of St. Louis" Chris Andoe is a columnist for Vital Voice.

"The Saddest Ship Afloat"

Author : Allison Lawlor
Publisher : Nimbus+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1771085339
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book "The Saddest Ship Afloat" written by Allison Lawlor and published by Nimbus+ORM. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of hundreds of Jewish refugees and the sea journey they hoped would save them. On May 13, 1939, the eve of the Second World War, the MS St. Louis left port in Hamburg, Germany, headed for Havana, Cuba. Among the ship’s passengers were more than six hundred Jews attempting to escape Nazi rule. But most of the visas the passengers had purchased turned out to be fake, and after several days in limbo in Havana’s harbor, the ship’s captain turned back for Europe. Canadian and American activists petitioned their governments to accept the refugees on humanitarian grounds, but to no avail. On its return, the ship would distribute its passengers among European countries, and over the course of the war, an estimated 250 would die in Nazi concentration camps. This volume in the Stories of our Past series is illustrated with photos and sidebar features on the voyage, glimpses into the lives of passengers, a look at Canada’s postwar refugee policy, and memorials dedicated to preserving the story of this tragic event in Canadian immigration history.

The Broken Heart of America

Author : Walter Johnson
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541646061
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book The Broken Heart of America written by Walter Johnson and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nation's past. St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strike—a legacy of resistance that endures. A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States.

St. Louis Noir

Author : Scott Phillips
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617754617
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book St. Louis Noir written by Scott Phillips and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “St. Louis gets a turn to show its dark side . . . [A] spirited, black-hearted collection” including a story from New York Times–bestselling author John Lutz (Kirkus Reviews). A vibrant Midwest metropolis, St. Louis has a rich, multicultural history of art and literature—both high and low. That duality is embraced here in an anthology that spans the reaches of noir, from violent criminality to bad luck and bad attitudes. St. Louis Noir includes stories by bestselling authors John Lutz and Scott Phillips, a poetic interlude featuring Poet Laureate Michael Castro, and more tales from Calvin Wilson, LaVelle Wilkins-Chinn, Paul D. Marks, Colleen J. McElroy, Jason Makansi, S.L. Coney, Laura Benedict, Jedidiah Ayres, Umar Lee, Chris Barsanti, and L.J. Smith. “The stories here are uniformly strong. Regular readers of the Noir series know what to expect: tightly written, tightly plotted, mostly character-driven stories of murder and mayhem, death and despair, shadow and shock.” —Booklist “Thirteen tales of grim homicidal happenings (plus one poetic interlude) set in the streets of the St. Louis area.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Baseball Reader

Author : Richard Peterson
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826265588
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book The St. Louis Baseball Reader written by Richard Peterson and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The St. Louis Baseball Reader is a tale of two teams: one the city’s lovable losers, the other a formidable dynasty. The St. Louis Cardinals are the most successful franchise in National League history, while the St. Louis Browns were one of the least successful, yet most colorful, American League teams. Now Richard Peterson has collected the writings of some of baseball’s greatest storytellers to pay tribute to both these teams. His book, the first anthology devoted exclusively to the Cardinals and Browns, covers the rich history of St. Louis baseball from its late-nineteenth-century origins to the modern era. The St. Louis Baseball Reader is a celebration of the many legendary stars and colorful characters who wore St. Louis uniforms and the writers who told their stories, including Alfred Spink, Roger Angell, George Will, and Baseball Hall of Fame writers Bob Broeg, J. Roy Stockton, Red Smith, and Fred Lieb. Here, too, are John Grisham, who grew up a Redbirds fan in Mississippi, and Jack Buck, the most identifiable voice in Cardinal history. Great players—Grover Cleveland Alexander, Rogers Hornsby, Marty Marion, and Satchel Paige—tell their own stories, while Bill Veeck offers an account of his wild ride as the last Browns owner and Whitey Herzog shares regrets about the play that cost the Cardinals the 1985 World Series. From the days of the Gas House Gang to the 1944 “Streetcar Series,” from Bill Veeck’s legendary stunts to Mark McGwire’s pursuit of Roger Maris’s home-run record, the Reader will bring back memories for every fan. It takes in all of the magic of the ballpark—whether recounting the unhittable pitching of Bob Gibson, the slugging prowess of Stan “The Man” Musial, or the sterling glove-work of Ozzie Smith—along with reflective commentaries that tell how Jackie Robinson confronted racism and Curt Flood challenged the reserve clause. St. Louis is a city blessed with a memorable baseball history, and The St. Louis Baseball Reader perfectly captures the joy and heartbreak of its winning and losing teams. It’s a book that will delight current fans of the Cardinals and old-timers who fondly recall the Browns.

The Sidewalks of St. Louis

Author : George Lipsitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Sidewalks of St. Louis written by George Lipsitz and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In twenty-seven vignettes, Lipsitz explores the lives of oddballs and outcasts, immigrants and artists, those whose stories are often left out of traditional history books, but whose labor and imagination made St. Louis the city it is today.

Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout

Author : Bob Forsch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613214332
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout written by Bob Forsch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering readers more than just a sneak peek into the dugout, Bob Forsch’s Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout takes fans into the clubhouse, out to the bullpen, onto the mound, up to the batter’s box, around the base paths, along for the ride to spring training, and even on a fishing trip or two in this tribute to the long and storied tradition of St. Louis Cardinals baseball. In his own witty style, Bob Forsch, known to many as “Forschie” during his playing days, has drawn from his exciting history with the Cardinals to bring fans stories that are laugh-out-loud funny, like his rookie gaffes and lifelong antics with his older brother Ken, a fellow big leaguer and no-hit artist. Other tales are poignant, such as his tributes to St. Louis favorite Willie McGee, legendary broadcaster Jack Buck, and “The Cardinal Way.” Some of the stories reveal inside tricks, like how to confuse sign stealers. Still more are rarely-told true confessions, like throwing at 2003 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Gary Carter, following Jim Kaat’s tips for doctoring a baseball, or playing silly clubhouse pranks on the superstitious Joaquin Andujar. Forsch also includes the story of the pre-victory party that helped the Cardinals win the 1982 World Series—not even manager Whitey Herzog knew about that one. These stories and many more come to life in Tales from the Cardinals Dugout. No Cardinals fan’s bookrack should be without it.

The Mysteries of St. Louis

Author : Heinrich Börnstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Mysteries of St. Louis written by Heinrich Börnstein and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room

Author : Bob Plager
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613216289
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room written by Bob Plager and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody bleeds Blue like Bob Plager, considered one of the funniest men in hockey. This rollicking book details Plager’s romance with the Bluenotes from day one in 1967 to the present day. He was an original Blues player, a rugged defenseman whose specialty was the hip check. He remains an original personality and a good-humored man whose specialty is now the quick quip. As a master storyteller, Plager packs Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room with insights from every level of the hockey rink. He chronicles the puzzling mind games of a young Scotty Bowman, the quirky coach whose legend began with the original Blues. In those old-school days, Plager learned memorable lessons from veterans like Al Arbour, Doug Harvey, Glenn Hall, Dickie Moore, and Jacques Plante, all future Hall of Famers. The early years also brought the three Plager brothers—Bob, Barclay, and Billy—together in St. Louis. Bob played long enough to help break in two Western Canadian kids, future captain Brian Sutter and future Hall of Famer Bernie Federko. Plager later coached a new generation of stars in St. Louis, players like Brett Hull, Brendan Shanahan, and Curtis Joseph. The tears and the cheers, the fun and the frustration—it is all found in Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room.