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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good info from several angles,
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This review is from: The Civil War in St. Louis: A Guided Tour (Paperback)
This book is a coffee table-sized paperback. Printing and binding are good quality. The design of the book is such that it can be used as an on-site tour guide to Civil War St. Louis. Current directions, locations, and street names are given along with War era descriptions of the sites. Significant places are described--what existed then as well as what is on the site now. Also the burial locations of important people from both sides are given with biographical information about them. Now, if you're not planning a trip to St. Louis, it's still good reading. I enjoyed the narrative style and found much useful information. It also helped put in geographical perspective places I'd been reading about. Lots of good photos and maps. It's a well-done book. Indexed and footnoted.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Details and Archival Photos,
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Interesting book! Lots of pictures that bring history to life. Lots of details, some of which I have not seen elsewhere. Extensive coverage of the Camp Jackson affair, U. S. Grant, and General Sherman. Brief biographies of notable people buried in local cemeteries.
The details are not always reliable. For example, on page 9 it says that U. S. Grant was promoted to captain on the same day that he resigned from the army at Fort Humboldt: 11 April 1854. But you don't promote someone who is resigning to preempt being sacked. Grant had been a captain for some time when he drank himself out of the army in 1854. But enough of nitpicking. The St. Louis details are valid and well sourced. This book is arranged chronologically around historic sites: mansions, prisons, military camps, arsenals, cemeteries, hospitals, statues, memorials, etc. Sites in Alton, Illinois, also are included. Some of the sites are now paved over, but others are still there to see. Up-to-date directions are provided, but one need not be near St. Louis to enjoy this book. Not recommended to elderly readers because the type is small.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read,
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If you live near St. Louis, you should read this book and then take a tour of the sites that still exist.
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