The Road Through Little Dixie (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781951960698)

This book covers pre-settlement Missouri's indigenous populations, early European settlement, and transportation advances, as well as the western migration prior to the Civil war that brought a fairly large southern population into the state. This migration resulted in a deeply divided midsection of Missouri. Discussed are notable characters prominent in Missouri history and some of the effects and changes these key people, and technological advancements that came into play that shaped Missouri.

"The Road Through Little Dixie" was borne of the author's curiosity of the background of Missouri's settlement and the remaining effects its people and actions-good and bad-had on today's social structure and culture. Primarily centered on the state's Missouri River corridor that came to be known as "Little DIxie," the past Dorothy presents in this book is told with reflective and sometimes humorous twists. Be prepared for a thought-provoking tale of Missouri's past that makes learning its history a pleasure.