Wicked Springfield, Missouri
The Seamy Side of the Queen City
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Larry Wood | ISBN: | 9781614237174 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 9, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Larry Wood |
| ISBN: | 9781614237174 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 9, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
From its founding in the early 1830s, Springfield was a rough frontier town where whiskey flowed freely, gunplay and fistfights abounded and gambling thrived. The Civil War not only brought the horror of warfare home to Springfield but also introduced worldly vices like prostitution that were scarcely known in previous years. Yet throughout its history, Springfield has managed to maintain a veneer of respectability not shared by certain other towns of southwest Missouri that were founded as wild, wide-open mining camps, like Joplin and Granby. Join Larry Wood as he digs beneath the surface of Queen City history to expose notorious characters and capers that would make even Joplinites blush.
From its founding in the early 1830s, Springfield was a rough frontier town where whiskey flowed freely, gunplay and fistfights abounded and gambling thrived. The Civil War not only brought the horror of warfare home to Springfield but also introduced worldly vices like prostitution that were scarcely known in previous years. Yet throughout its history, Springfield has managed to maintain a veneer of respectability not shared by certain other towns of southwest Missouri that were founded as wild, wide-open mining camps, like Joplin and Granby. Join Larry Wood as he digs beneath the surface of Queen City history to expose notorious characters and capers that would make even Joplinites blush.
