Douglas and Ozark Counties, Missouri

USA

New 51-Page Booklet

Early days in Douglas and Ozark 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 51-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. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition book takes a 1904 look at these counties. 

 The biographies, most of which quite detailed, include: Douglas County Capt. Edmond D. Pennington, James Hailey, James M. Curnutt, J.W. Miller, Rev. William J. Fulton, Calvin Wilson, Thomas Livingston, David B. Pratt, M.C. Reynolds, Dr. James Small, Dr. M.H. Osburn, L.O. Hailey, Judge James P. Ince, Prof. G.M. Siler, Dr. George W. Osburn, Samuel Turner, James P.M. Norman, Prof. Thomas A. Kay, William L. Darrow, John Mallov, Anselm C. Bralley, F.M. Richards, M.S. Newton, John W. Souder, Jesse Andrews, William G. Barnes, D.R. Riggs, Dr. H.M. Miller, Andrew P. Miller, John Squire, John H. Martin, William H. Thomas, Dal Hartin (with picture), William A. Merritt, Marion Silvey, Martin Singleton, Drury Upshaw, and James E. Bunyard; Ozark County Alfred J. Dunegan, B.W. Hogard, G.C. Sowder, Jason F. Norman, Stephen C. Herndon, Andrew J. Coffey, Robert Q. Gilliland, William A. Conklin, Elijah Friend, Judge W.W. Luna, George W. Pearcy, Judge Matthew K. Arnyx, J.E. Wood, J.R. Reed, William C. Morrison, John R. Gaulding, Milton G. Pattillo, Guy T. Harrison, B.V. Morris (with picture), George Washington Webster, Benjamin B. Jones, Templeman J. Hutchinson, Capt. James H. Sallee, and Daniel W. Feemster.

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