saint louis (mo.)

Tumpie, a young black girl who will later become famous as the dancer Josephine Baker, longs to find the opportunity to dance amid the poverty and vivacious street life of St. Louis in the early 1900s.

Explores the American wilderness before the journey of Lewis and Clark during the land's ownership by the French.

In this sequel to "Once upon a time when we were colored," the author recounts traveling to Saint Louis to follow his dreams.

Discusses the construction, history, and current status of the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri, which is both a bridge across the Mississippi River and a memorial to the city's role in pioneer days.

The portrait of an extended African-American family in which the thirteen-year-old daughter strives to be grown-up while facing prejudice and school busing pressures outside of the family.

When twelve-year-old Harry comes from Kansas to visit the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, he befriends an African pygmy who is part of an anthropology exhibit, works for the first female news photographer, and becomes involved in a burgeoning scientific controversy.

Identical twins Kate and Violet have always been different--able to sense other people's secrets and know about future events. As they grew up, Vi embraced her gift and pursued a career as a pyschic medium, while Kate denied it and settled down with a family. An earthquake in their hometown of Saint Louis and Vi's vision of a more devastating quake to come, however, force Kate to reconcile the strained relationship with her twin and come to grips with the truth about herself.

Two crooks, following the inspiration of Pharaoh's ghost, fail to steal a precious shipment of kosher wine from Israel and lose their horse and wagon in the process.