Final-Resting-Place-The-Lives-and-Deaths-of-Famous-St-Louisans

How did some of St. Louis' most prominent people die, and where are they buried? "Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans" contains biographies about notable St. Louisans, from their unique lives to their final hours and ultimate resting place. Prominent St. Louis cemeteries such as Bellefontaine, Calvary, New Mt. Sinai, and Jefferson Barracks are included.

The book profiles the likes of famed explorer William Clark, St. Louis founder Auguste Chouteau, Civil War General William Sherman, "Beat Generation" writer William Burroughs, beer baron Adolphus Busch, broadcaster Jack Buck, and playwright Tennessee Williams. Others prominent in St. Louis and Missouri history - governors, mayors, businessmen, sports figures, entertainers, writers - are included.

Additional chapters cover "Bloody Island", the Mississippi River sandbar where men of honor fought deadly duels giving the island its name; and the disastrous year of 1849 where the Great St. Louis Fire destroyed a sizable portion of the city and the city's worst cholera epidemic killed thousands of citizens.