Support through Patreon - https://patreon.com/LibriVoxAudiobooks Merchandise - null History Of Missouri In Words Of One Syllable by Emily Steinestel MacNamara Genre(s): Modern (19th C), History Read by: Mark Dykshoorn, Cbteddy, Jack Hiller, Gloria Loughry, Christine Rottger, Agnes Robert Behr, Greenbean, Larry Wilson, Linda Johnson, RobertFata in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 01 - Louisiana Is Bought by the United States 00:10:44 - 02 - Chapter 02 - The French Settlers 00:20:27 - 03 - Chapter 03 - The Red Men and the Mound-builders 00:32:44 - 04 - Chapter 04 - The First Steam-boat At St. Louis 00:43:31 - 05 - Chapter 05 - History of Daniel Boone 01:09:09 - 06 - Chapter 06 - The First American Settlers 01:19:58 - 07 - Chapter 07 - Bishop Marvin 01:42:17 - 08 - Chapter 08 - Humorous Stories 02:12:30 - 09 - Chapter 09 - Old Superstitions 02:20:21 - 10 - Chapter 10 - Sports of the American Settlers 02:31:30 - 11 - Chapter 11 - Schools And Colleges 02:40:06 - 12 - Chapter 12 - Missouri Becomes a State 02:45:59 - 13 - Chapter 13 - Flames and Death 02:49:49 - 14 - Chapter 14 - Joe Smith's Paradise 03:02:24 - 15 - Chapter 15 - The Civil War 03:13:06 - 16 - Chapter 16 - Camp Jackson 03:22:47 - 17 - Chapter 17 - Hate and Strife 03:30:32 - 18 - Chapter 18 - The Capture of the First Secession Flag 03:36:54 - 19 - Chapter 19 - General Fremont in Missouri 03:49:47 - 20 - Chapter 20 - Gratiot Street Prison 03:53:34 - 21 - Chapter 21 - 'Poor Sambo' is Made a Free Man 03:59:09 - 22 - Chapter 22 - The War Wound Heals A simplified history of the state of Missouri, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books such as this one were popular around the turn of the 20th century as a way to help children learn to read. A book like this could also be useful for remedial readers and ESL learners as well. - Summary by mungojerry311 More information: https://librivox.org/history-of-missouri-in-words-of-one-syllable-by-emily-steinestel-macnamara/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)