Missouri caves in history and legend [electronic resource] / H. Dwight Weaver.

By: Weaver, H. DwightContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Missouri heritage readersPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008Description: xvi, 157 p. : ill., mapSubject(s): Caves -- Missouri -- History | Speleology -- Missouri | Caves -- Social aspects -- Missouri -- History | Legends -- Missouri | Folklore -- Missouri | Missouri -- History, Local | Missouri -- History -- Anecdotes | Missouri -- Biography -- AnecdotesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 551.44/709778 LOC classification: GB605.M8 | W43 2008Online resources: Click to View Summary: "Examines the historical and cultural significance of Missouri caves, describing ways that people have used them historically for shelter, cold storage, burials, moonshine stills, mining, and even as hideouts for Civil War soldiers and outlaws including Jesse James. Describes growing public appreciation and conservation of these unique and beautiful resources"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-145) and index.

"Examines the historical and cultural significance of Missouri caves, describing ways that people have used them historically for shelter, cold storage, burials, moonshine stills, mining, and even as hideouts for Civil War soldiers and outlaws including Jesse James. Describes growing public appreciation and conservation of these unique and beautiful resources"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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