Storied & Scandalous St. Louis

At the turn of the Twentieth Century, St. Louis, Missouri, was the fourth largest city in the country. For years, it was the westernmost metropolis, known for its manufacturing, beer, railroad hub, music, baseball, Worlds Fair, and its romance with the Mississippi. This collection of shocking stories ripped from the headlines of the Gateway Citys seamy past includes tales of cholera epidemics, deadly newspaper-daily duels, ragtime racism, and Spiritualism scuffles. Readers will also meet the formative female figures behind the womens suffrage movement in St. Louis, and discover how local brewers fought against Prohibition with the help of Americas favorite pastimebaseball.