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Robert H. Ferrell

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Robert H. Ferrell was a professor of history at Indiana University and the author or editor of more than sixty books, particularly on American diplomacy, war, and the presidency.

Thomas Reynolds. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Ralph Walker Photographs Collection, P0108-003866]

Thomas Reynolds (1796–1844)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:35 By mldtfy

Elected in 1840, Thomas Reynolds became the seventh Missouri governor. There are few records to document his early life. He was born in Bracken County, Kentucky, on March 12, 1796.

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Vincent Price in the Broadway production Diversions and Delights, 1978. [New York Public Library Digital Collections, Billy Rose Theatre Division, swope_630152]

Vincent Price (1911–1993)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:31 By mldtfy

Vincent Price, a versatile actor of stage, screen, and television, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 27, 1911.

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Alfred E. Twomey

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Alfred E. Twomey was a professor of history at the University of Central Missouri.

Thomas Lawson Price. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Art Collection, 1977.0004]

Thomas Lawson Price (1809–1870)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:27 By mldtfy

Thomas Lawson Price was born on January 19, 1809, near Danville, Virginia. Although he was the son of a wealthy plantation owner, he received only a rudimentary education.

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Sterling Price. [Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery, NPG.2001.40]

Sterling Price (1809–1867)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:18 By mldtfy

Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, on September 11, 1809, Sterling Price was the son of a tobacco planter of middling status who provided a comfortable home and a good education for his five children.

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Bernard Pratte. [Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Photographs and Prints Collection, N46666]

Bernard Pratte (1771–1836)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:13 By mldtfy

Bernard Pratte’s father, Jean Baptiste, settled first on the east bank of the Mississippi. When France ceded that territory to England, he moved across the river to Ste.

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William Powell on a card distributed with packs of cigarettes. [New York Public Library Digital Collections, George Arents Collection, 1206072]

William Powell (1882–1984)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:09 By mldtfy

William Horatio Powell was the epitome of the suave, urbane leading man throughout his stage and film career.

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Truman Marcellus Post. [T. A. Post, Truman Marcellus Post, D.D.: A Biography Personal and Literary, 1891]

Truman Marcellus Post (1810–1886)

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:06 By mldtfy

Truman Marcellus Post, a religious and cultural leader of St. Louis, was born in Middlebury, Vermont, on June 3, 1810, to Martin and Sarah Hulburd Post.

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A Union encampment in the Arcadia valley early in the war. Pilot Knob Mountain is at right. [Harper’s Weekly, September 21, 1861]

Battle of Pilot Knob

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:01 By mldtfy

In September of 1864, Confederate army troops led by Major General Sterling Price entered Missouri with the intent of capturing St.

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