Shannon and Reynolds Counties, MO, USA; A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region

Chicago Illinois: Goodspeed Brothers, 1886. Early days in Shannon and Reynolds Counties, MO, are recalled in this 11" x 8.5" spiral-bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from Goodspeed Brothers: A Reminiscent History of The Ozark Region (1886), Missouri, A Guide to the "Show Me" State, a 1941 WPA publication, The State of Missouri, an Autobiography (a publication written for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition), and other sources. The 42-page booklet is printed on 60# paper. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The first part of the booklet contains a history of the Ozark area, especially as it relates to Missouri, two brief histories of the counties, and bios of leading citizens. The WPA section has a section on Ozark folklore, and brief stops at Winona, Birch Tree, Lesterville, Ellington, Eminence, Alley Spring State Park, Current River, Clark National Forest and Round Spring State Park. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition book takes a 1904 look at the area. The biographies, most of which quite detailed, include: Shannon County Jacob B. Reaser, Jefferson Beauregard Searcy, James Franklin Norton, Spencer Hugh Ware, Lewis Harvey De Priest, Levi L. Munsell, John Goldsberry, William Alex Ramsey, Benjamin F. Evans, George Washington Shedd, Capt. Charles M. Richards, James A. Jadwin, Joshua Chilton (with picture), George Haden Thompson, Capt. George Fry, Joshua Sholar, Dr. George R. Norman, Franklin Marion Chapin, Judge Hezekiah Weaver, Thomas G. Mills, Church & Kissel, Jacob Kissel, James C. Chilton, George Washington McCaskill, Andrew Cox, Judge George F. Chilton, Rev. George W. Summer, Commodore Perry Chilton, Robert S. Sutton, Judge Shadrach Chilton and George Washington Collins; Reynolds County R.I. January, Baley Smith, Thomas S. Barnes, Judge W.G. Mathes, Edward Hampton Sutterfield, William Shy, H.R. Dickson, Richard Piles, Abraham Buford, James Moore, James Chilton, William Rayfield, M.B. Chitwood and Dr. W.A. Copeland. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 11" x 8.5". Private Press.