Mizzou 175: The Remarkable Story of Missouri's Flagship University from 1839 to 2014

The University of Missouri has helped shape history within the state and far beyond since its founding in 1839. Explore this fascinating journey in a new book written by historian and alumnus Brian Burnes, BJ ’76. The 220 book is packed with hundreds of archival and contemporary photographs and uses colorful narrative to chronicle the growth of the first public university west of the Mississippi River — from its modest start in frontier Boone County to its current standing as Missouri’s major research, land-grant university.