Pioneers of High, Water, and Main: Reflections of Jefferson City [Hardcover]

R. E Young (Author), Robert E. Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1997

Reminiscences of Missouri's capital city during the 1840s and 1850s. Also includes stories relating to the Civil War including the author's first-hand accounts of the battles of Wilson's Creek, MO and Helena, AR as well as personal recollections of Confederate Generals M. M. Parsons and J. S. Marmaduke and Union General T. L. Price all of whom the author knew personally. This fascinating social account and early history of Jefferson City derives it title from three of Jefferson City's main thoroughfares where many early settlers built their homes. These pioneers shaped not only the city in which they lived but also the future of Missouri as well as the United States. R. E. Young describes all those he knew while a child from schoolteachers and housewives to businessmen, farmers, laborers, congressmen, lawyers, doctors, preachers and governors. Learn interesting details of the 19th century American from the celebrations of the Fourth of July and Christmas to the shopping habits of women. THIS BOOK IS A MUST FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE PIONEER HISTORY AND WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE CIVIL WAR IN THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Each year there appear in bookstores and on newsstands new publications in an almost endless variety addressing a broad spectrum of historic events and subjects. All too often authors examine an event or subject as the big picture and fail to address issues in detail, the seemingly insignificant daily events which capture a reader's interest. Such is not the case in Pioneers of High, Water, and Main, a collection of reminiscences reflected by Dr. R. E. Young, a colorful pioneer physician of Jefferson City, Missouri.

Through the often graphic descriptions given by Dr. Young, the student of Jefferson City and Missouri history will be captivated by both the events and the pioneer spirit of the men and women who came to the edge of the western frontier and made things happen.

Many of those who came were direct descendants of patriot colonists from Virginia and the Carolinas who fought in the American Revolution. Several, including Christopher Casey and John Gordon, were themselves patriot soldiers. Through the efforts of early pioneers, the City of Jefferson was born and became the permanent capital of Missouri.

From childhood friendships, epidemics, murders, weddings, hangings, and religious events to the tragically difficult years of the War Between the States, descriptions of events and the characters who made them are brought to life by Dr. Young. (From the foreword by Mark S. Schreiber, President of the Missouri Society Sons of the American Revolution). -- From the foreword by Mark S. Schreiber, President of the Missouri Society Sons of the American Revolution

From the Publisher

During a recent radio (KREL) feature about Pioneers of High, Water and Main, D. Snellen, host of Missouri Heritage Days, compared Dr. Young's writings to another famous Missourian - Mark Twain! Pioneers of High, Water and Main contains the uncensored reminiscences of Dr. Robert E. Young as he wrote them accompanied with 30 photographs/illustrations. A brief sketch of Dr. Young and his family are also included to give the reader a background of who the author was and his importance to 19th century Missouri.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 211 pages
• Publisher: Twelfth State; 1st edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965963179
• ISBN-13: 978-0965963176
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,330,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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