{"product_id":"9781883982256","title":"Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri, 1764-1980","description":"\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo begin the preface to the second edition of \u003ci\u003eLion of the Valley,\u003c\/i\u003e James Neal Primm quotes the Reverend W. C. Bitting: \"A city is more than an assemblage of buildings with streets between them. It has a soul, and an atmosphere, and a social significance to which all material things should be made to minister.\" If a history book can help define that atmosphere and significance, \u003ci\u003eLion of the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e has done so for St. Louis, telling the story of a vibrant and unusual American city in an engaging yet scholarly manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimm establishes a general historical narrative of St. Louis from Pierre Laclede's first step from the bow of a bateau to the prototypes of MetroLink. As in most comprehensive accounts, \u003ci\u003eLion of the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the central institutions and personalities that have shaped the city, as well as the events and circumstances that brought fame, or fear, to the citizens of St. Louis. The Great Fire of 1849; the 1904 World's Fair; the machinations of the \"Big Cinch\"; the construction of the Gateway Arch; these and many other episodes from the city's colorful past come to life in the pages of Primm's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly designed fourth edition offers a new preface from the author and a revised and expanded index in order to make the book more reader friendly, while maintaining the integrity of the original text. It will be indispensable to students of St. Louis history as well as amateurs interested in the development of this great city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Missouri History Museum Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043572334832,"sku":"9781883982256","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781883982256_p0.gif?v=1763605422","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781883982256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}