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Excerpt from St. Louis: Its History and Ideals
In preparing the following history of St. Louis, assistance has been lent the author by so many persons that it would be impossible, on ac count of limitation of space, to mention each one separately. But though his expression of thanks must take this form, he nevertheless feels it his duty to single out four names and a business house for special reference - namely, Miss May Simonds, Reference Librarian of the Mercantile Library, for assistance in looking up material in works of reference; Mr. William T''release, Di rector oi the Missouri Botanical Garden, for ad vice in regard to horticultural and botanical matters; Mr. Francis E. A. Curley, of the Art Museum, for material pertaining to art; Rev. John O. Burke, S. J of the St. Louis University, for researches among many half-forgotten records; and the St. Louis News Company, for the loan of all the photographs, with the exception of perhaps half a dozen, from which reproductions were made.
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In preparing the following history of St. Louis, assistance has been lent the author by so many persons that it would be impossible, on ac count of limitation of space, to mention each one separately. But though his expression of thanks must take this form, he nevertheless feels it his duty to single out four names and a business house for special reference - namely, Miss May Simonds, Reference Librarian of the Mercantile Library, for assistance in looking up material in works of reference; Mr. William T''release, Di rector oi the Missouri Botanical Garden, for ad vice in regard to horticultural and botanical matters; Mr. Francis E. A. Curley, of the Art Museum, for material pertaining to art; Rev. John O. Burke, S. J of the St. Louis University, for researches among many half-forgotten records; and the St. Louis News Company, for the loan of all the photographs, with the exception of perhaps half a dozen, from which reproductions were made.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Philip Skrainka
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267984930
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 200
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Contributors
Author
Philip Skrainka
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333767877
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 202
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