A Divided City: A History of St. Louis 1851-1876 by Frederick A. Hodes, Ph.D.

The third part in a multi-volume history, A Divided City: St. Louis 1851-1876 tells how a great American city was torn apart in the years preceding the Civil War; how its divided loyalties led to civic bloodshed, martial law, and military occupation; and how - despite these challenges - St. Louis continued its rapid growth in population and prominence.

The result of more than 30 years of scholarships, this definitive and compelling history tells the story of 25 critical years that would shape modern St. Louis.

About the Authors

Frederick A. Hodes, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Frontier: A History of St. Louis to 1821, a definitive chronicle of the city's earliest years that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch described as, worthy of attention by anybody who wants to better understand how St. Louis became St. Louis. A resident of the city for sixty years, Hodes began researching his multi-volume story of the town after receiving his doctorate in history from St. Louis University in 1973. He is retired from the Defense Mapping Agency (now National Geospatial Intelligence Agency), where he worked as a cartographer for thirty-three years. He is married, the father of two, and the grandfather of three.

Product Specifications 

Published by Blue Bird Publishing, 2009. Paperback, 914 pages