Missouri caves in history and legend

• Main Author: Weaver, H. Dwight.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
• Series: Missouri heritage readers.
• Subjects: Caves > History. > Missouri; Speleology > Missouri.; Caves > Social aspects > History. > Missouri; Legends > Missouri.; Folklore > Missouri.; SCIENCE > Geography. > Earth Sciences; SCIENCE > Geology. > Earth Sciences; Missouri > History, Local.; Missouri > Anecdotes. > History; Missouri > Biography > Anecdotes.; Electronic books.
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"Examines the historical and cultural significance of Missouri caves, describing ways that people have used them historically for shelter, cold storage, burials, moonshine stills, mining, and even as hideouts for Civil War soldiers and outlaws including Jesse James. Describes growing public app...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Ice Age Bones
• 2. Prehistoric Times
• 3. Spooky Burials
• 4. Saltpeter and Gunpowder
• 5. Bear Hunting
• 6. Farm and Home
• 7. Beer and Moonshine
• 8. War and Outlaws
• 9. Onyx Mining
• 10. Guano Mining
• 11. Buried Treasure
• 12. Picnics and Parties
• 13. Show Caves
• 14. Cave Men and Cave Women
• 15. Changing Attitudes
• 16. Organized Caving
• 17. The Mystique of Caves.