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The Confluence
Fall/Winter 2011
The fifth issue of The Confluence. A regional studies journal published by Lindenwood University Press.
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"Above the American Bottom: The Bluffs and the Sinkhole Plain"
by Quinta Scott
In this photo essay, Quinta Scott examines the natural history of the Mississippi River wetland and the varied landscapes that comprise the American Bottom.
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Contraband Camps in St. Louis: A Contested Path to Freedom
by Jane M. Davis
During the Civil War, Union Officers were sometimes inundated with form slaves, which the Union considered "contraband," and refused to return them to their owners. Jane Davis examines these contraband camps in St. Louis.
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'A New Order of Things': St. Louis, Chicago, and the Struggle for Western Commercial Supremacy
by Drew VandeCreek
St. Louis leadership during the Gilded Age was nothing if not confident, even suggesting that the nation's capital be moved to the St. Louis region. Drew VandeCreek offers some of the writings of these boosters.
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Gambling on the Economic Future of East St. Louis: The Casino Queen
by Anne F. Boxberger Flaherty
When the Casino Queen opened on the riverfront at East St. Louis it was touted as a major contributor to the city's economy. Has it been so?
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St. Louis Builds a Post Office
by David L. Straight
As the city of St. Louis burgeoned in the middle of the nineteenth century, services struggled to keep up. David Straight examines the challenges presented to mail delivery in 1851.
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