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Hannibal Shoe Factory Workers, 1890-1970
Nurtured by the company, the practice of running union organizers out of town became a blood sport in Hannibal in the 1930s. Local elected officials endorsed and even led the mob violence.
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On the River’s Edges with the Mississippi Valley Traveler
In a new episode of the Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast, Dean Klinkenberg and I discuss life on shantyboats back in the day. We also touch on my new book coming out in the spring with an added peek into my next project. To listen, click on the link below:
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The “Hannibal City” Sidewheeler
By Gregg Andrews The Hannibal City was a sidewheel steamboat named in honor of Missouri’s leading port north of St. Louis. The sidewheeler belonged to the fleet of the St. Louis & Keokuk Packet Company. On January 1, 1842, a group of St. Louis investors formed the packet company to operate on the Upper Mississippi…
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The “City of Louisiana”: A Floating Hospital in the Civil War
By Gregg Andrews In 1857, the St. Louis and Keokuk Packet Line added the City of Louisiana, a sidewheel steamboat, to its growing fleet on the Upper Mississippi. Built expressly for passengers rather than freight, and named for the town of Louisiana, Missouri, the boat’s hull was built in Madison, Indiana, and towed to St.…
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Another “Floater” from the Workhouse
About fifty feet to the east lay the river, his only remaining option.
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Hard Times in an American Workhouse, 1853-1920
The following is a video of my newest book launch via Facebook @LSU Press with Q & A afterwards. November 6, 2024. Facebook Live | Facebook
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From high on the lonesome limestone bluffs of Point Breeze comes. . .
Hard Times in an American Workhouse, 1853–1920 (lsupress.org)
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Who’s Solomon Dixon?
“In November 1859, he [Solomon] begged me to buy him and save him from being separated from his wife and boy. The privilege of finding a purchaser to his own liking had been given to him, and he said he had chosen me. We soon came to an understanding and I gave him a check.”
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Light the River
By Gregg Andrews I thought you might enjoy this brief article and song about one of the federal employees who kept the kerosene lights filled to guide steamboat pilots on the Mississippi River. In this case, the post-light keeper was a woman from South St. Paul, MN. Thanks to the National Park Service and singer/songwriter…
Lost River Stories
Invisibles of the Mississippi Valley.
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