St. Louis History & Lore

The books in this section of BooksOnStLouis.com deal with topics of either serious historical significance (History) or the more intriguing and sometimes whimsical side of St. Louis' past (Lore). Either way, these books offer an entertaining and provocative look at St. Louis. Click on one of the links below to view the History or Lore titles offered.


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Missouri Botanical Garden:  Green for 150 Years
Missouri Botanical Garden: Green for 150 Years

$29.95
In Concert: KSHE and 40+ Years of Rock Music in St. Louis
In Concert: KSHE and 40+ Years of Rock Music in St. Louis

$49.95
Devil At the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, Missouri
Devil At the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, Missouri

$39.95
Missouri Botanical Garden Climatron®: A Celebration of 50 Years (with 3-D Images by David E. Klutho)
Missouri Botanical Garden Climatron®: A Celebration of 50 Years (with 3-D Images by David E. Klutho)

$19.95
From New Madrid to Claverach: How an Earthquake Spawned a St. Louis Suburb
From New Madrid to Claverach: How an Earthquake Spawned a St. Louis Suburb

$34.95
Animals Always: 100 Years at the Saint Louis Zoo
Animals Always: 100 Years at the Saint Louis Zoo

$29.95
Best of St. Louis, The: Third Edition
Best of St. Louis, The: Third Edition

$34.95
Fifty Years of Our Own Oddities from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fifty Years of Our Own Oddities from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

$19.95
Confessions of a Mob Hitman
Confessions of a Mob Hitman

$24.95
Hail Hail to U City High: A Baby Boomer High School Class Then, Now, and Next
Hail Hail to U City High: A Baby Boomer High School Class Then, Now, and Next

$18.95
St. Louis Currents: The Bi-State Region after a Century of Planning
St. Louis Currents: The Bi-State Region after a Century of Planning

$29.99
CID: A Journey
CID: A Journey

$19.95
Big Book of St. Louis & Southern Illinois Crime, The
Big Book of St. Louis & Southern Illinois Crime, The

$20.95
A Sewer Runs Through It: a history of the River Des Peres
A Sewer Runs Through It: a history of the River Des Peres

$19.99
Rollin’ on the River – The Story of The Admiral in St. Louis
Rollin’ on the River – The Story of The Admiral in St. Louis

$34.95
Upper Ladue Remembers …
Upper Ladue Remembers …

$12.95
First One Hundred Years, The - Maplewood, MO
First One Hundred Years, The - Maplewood, MO

$24.99
Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes: Tales from Bellefontaine Cemetery, 1849–2006
Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes: Tales from Bellefontaine Cemetery, 1849–2006

$29.95
History of St. Louis Gangsters
History of St. Louis Gangsters

$34.00
Cruizin’ North County:  Remembering Our ‘Happy Days’ in a St. Louis Suburb, 1950s to 1970s
Cruizin’ North County: Remembering Our ‘Happy Days’ in a St. Louis Suburb, 1950s to 1970s

$19.95
St. Louis Italians:  The Hill and Beyond
St. Louis Italians: The Hill and Beyond

$35.95
Mobs, Mayhem & Murder: Tales from the St. Louis Police Beat
Mobs, Mayhem & Murder: Tales from the St. Louis Police Beat

$34.95
St. Louis Family History Research Guide
St. Louis Family History Research Guide

$25.00
Vintage Anheuser-Busch: An Unauthorized Collector's Guide
Vintage Anheuser-Busch: An Unauthorized Collector's Guide

$29.95
Anheuser Busch – The King’s Reign
Anheuser Busch – The King’s Reign

$34.95
Ambitious Brew : The Story of American Beer (hardcover)
Ambitious Brew : The Story of American Beer (hardcover)

$25.00
Produced by Contemporary
Produced by Contemporary

$39.95
Big Book of St. Louis Nostalgia, The
Big Book of St. Louis Nostalgia, The

$19.95
Generation St. Louis - The Baby Boomer Years
Generation St. Louis - The Baby Boomer Years

$34.95
Laclede Gas and St. Louis - 150 Years of Working Together, 1857-2007
Laclede Gas and St. Louis - 150 Years of Working Together, 1857-2007

$19.95
Forest Park
Forest Park

$35.00
Mugging of Kiel Opera House, The: Civic Regress
Mugging of Kiel Opera House, The: Civic Regress

$19.99
Good Order and Safety: A History of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 1861-1906
Good Order and Safety: A History of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 1861-1906

$29.95
Historic Photos of St. Louis
Historic Photos of St. Louis

$39.95
Stories from Before: The New Voices of Immigrants in St. Louis
Stories from Before: The New Voices of Immigrants in St. Louis

$19.95
St. Louis Plans: The Ideal and the Real St. Louis
St. Louis Plans: The Ideal and the Real St. Louis

$22.95
Forest Park, St. Louis
Forest Park, St. Louis

$9.95
Muny, The: Songs of St. Louis Summers
Muny, The: Songs of St. Louis Summers

$34.95
Unyielding Spirit: The History of the Polish people in St. Louis
Unyielding Spirit: The History of the Polish people in St. Louis

$19.95
Days & Nights of the Central West End, The :  Another Look at the Past and Present of the City's Most Exciting Neighborhood
Days & Nights of the Central West End, The : Another Look at the Past and Present of the City's Most Exciting Neighborhood

$17.95
Greetings from St. Louis
Greetings from St. Louis

$24.95
Lindenwood Model, The: An Antidote for What Ails Undergraduate Education
Lindenwood Model, The: An Antidote for What Ails Undergraduate Education

$24.95
Letters from the Editor: Lessons on Journalism and Life (hard cover)
Letters from the Editor: Lessons on Journalism and Life (hard cover)

$34.95
Take it to the Limit - The Dave Mungenast Way
Take it to the Limit - The Dave Mungenast Way

$24.95
Egan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-era Gang that Ruled St. LouisEgan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-era Gang that Ruled St. Louis
Egan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-era Gang that Ruled St. LouisEgan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-era Gang that Ruled St. Louis

$24.95
St. Louis: An Informal History of the City and Its People, 1764-1865
St. Louis: An Informal History of the City and Its People, 1764-1865

$49.95
Yankee In Creole Country: The Unfinished Vision of Justus Post in Frontier St. Louis
Yankee In Creole Country: The Unfinished Vision of Justus Post in Frontier St. Louis

$22.95
Josephine Baker in Art and Life: The Icon and The Image
Josephine Baker in Art and Life: The Icon and The Image

$25.00
Unveiling the Prophet: The Misadventures of a Reluctant Debutante
Unveiling the Prophet: The Misadventures of a Reluctant Debutante

$19.95
Kirkwood: A Pictorial History
Kirkwood: A Pictorial History

$34.95
Hope and Healing -  St. Louis Children's Hospital: The First 125 Years
Hope and Healing - St. Louis Children's Hospital: The First 125 Years

$24.95
Discover! America's Great River Road: The Middle Mississippi
Discover! America's Great River Road: The Middle Mississippi

$15.95
St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape
St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape

$29.95
Lift Every Voice and Sing:  St. Louis African Americans in the Twentieth Century
Lift Every Voice and Sing: St. Louis African Americans in the Twentieth Century

$34.95
I Remember Nonna
I Remember Nonna

$19.95
Discover! America's Great River Road: The Lower Mississippi
Discover! America's Great River Road: The Lower Mississippi

$15.95
Lights…Camera…Arch!:  S. Louis and the Movies
Lights…Camera…Arch!: S. Louis and the Movies

$19.95
Under the Arch: St. Louis Stories
Under the Arch: St. Louis Stories

$14.95
Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis
Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis

$22.95
Meet Me In St. Louis
Meet Me In St. Louis

$14.95
Beyond the Frontier: A History of St. Louis
Beyond the Frontier: A History of St. Louis

$39.95
Men To Remember: Jesuit Teachers at St. Louis University 1829-1979
Men To Remember: Jesuit Teachers at St. Louis University 1829-1979

$14.95
Three Essays: Reflections on the American Century
Three Essays: Reflections on the American Century

$14.95
Washington University in St. Louis: A History
Washington University in St. Louis: A History

$69.95
Lucking Out:  Memories of a Happy Marriage
Lucking Out: Memories of a Happy Marriage

$15.00
Where We Live: A Guide to St. Louis Communities
Where We Live: A Guide to St. Louis Communities

$22.95
City of Flight: The History of Aviation in St. Louis
City of Flight: The History of Aviation in St. Louis

Flood of '93
Flood of '93

$10.95
In the Spirit of Our Age: Eric Mendelsohn's B'nai Amoona Synagogue
In the Spirit of Our Age: Eric Mendelsohn's B'nai Amoona Synagogue

$24.95
Memoirs of a Nobody: The Missouri Years of an Austrian Radical, 1849-1866
Memoirs of a Nobody: The Missouri Years of an Austrian Radical, 1849-1866

$19.95
History of St. Louis Gangsters, A
History of St. Louis Gangsters, A

$29.00
Civil War St. Louis
Civil War St. Louis

$17.95
Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri, 1764-1980, Third Edition
Lion of the Valley: St. Louis, Missouri, 1764-1980, Third Edition

$27.95
No Ordinary Joe: A Life of Joseph Pulitzer III
No Ordinary Joe: A Life of Joseph Pulitzer III

$34.95
Likeness and Landscape: Thomas M. Easterly and the Art of the Daguerreotype
Likeness and Landscape: Thomas M. Easterly and the Art of the Daguerreotype

$34.95
St. Louis Veiled Prophet Celebration: Power on Parade, 1877-1995
St. Louis Veiled Prophet Celebration: Power on Parade, 1877-1995

$39.95
Colonial St. Louis - Building a Creole Capital (Republication)
Colonial St. Louis - Building a Creole Capital (Republication)

$14.95
Union Station:  A City Within a City
Union Station: A City Within a City

$1.95
First Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis, 1991-1997
First Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis, 1991-1997

$20.00
New Harvest: Jewish Writing in  St. Louis 1998-2005
New Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis 1998-2005

$20.00
Faith Family Future: Shaare Zedek
Faith Family Future: Shaare Zedek

$39.95
Discovering African American St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Sites, Second Edition
Discovering African American St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Sites, Second Edition

$22.95
Seeking St. Louis: Voices From a River City, 1670-2000
Seeking St. Louis: Voices From a River City, 1670-2000

$45.00
Civil War in St. Louis, The: A Guided Tour
Civil War in St. Louis, The: A Guided Tour

$22.95
Overwhelming Odds
Overwhelming Odds

$12.50
Common Fields: An Environmental History of St. Louis
Common Fields: An Environmental History of St. Louis

$29.95
St. Louis at War: The Story of a City, 1941-45
St. Louis at War: The Story of a City, 1941-45

$14.95
Pope John Paul II: Pastoral Visit to St. Louis
Pope John Paul II: Pastoral Visit to St. Louis

$7.95
St. Louis Garden District
St. Louis Garden District

$19.99
Gift To Glory In: The First Hundred Years of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1859-1959)
Gift To Glory In: The First Hundred Years of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1859-1959)

$14.95
Boyhood Memoirs of A.E. Hotchner, The: King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles
Boyhood Memoirs of A.E. Hotchner, The: King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles

$19.95
Unending Struggle: The Long Road to an Equal Education St. Louis
Unending Struggle: The Long Road to an Equal Education St. Louis

$19.95
100 Years of Reel Entertainment
100 Years of Reel Entertainment

$49.95
Potraits Along the River: Working in the City of St. Louis
Potraits Along the River: Working in the City of St. Louis

$16.95
Henry Shaw:  The Good Neighbor - The Saint Louis History of Henry Shaw
Henry Shaw: The Good Neighbor - The Saint Louis History of Henry Shaw

$19.99
Confluence: The River Heritage of St. Louis
Confluence: The River Heritage of St. Louis

$19.99
160 Years of Art at the St. Louis Mercantile Library: A Handbook to the Collections: an Anniversary Publication, 1846-2006
160 Years of Art at the St. Louis Mercantile Library: A Handbook to the Collections: an Anniversary Publication, 1846-2006

$39.95
At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family’s Journey toward Civil Rights
At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family’s Journey toward Civil Rights

$24.95
First Chouteaus: River Barons of Early St. Louis, The
First Chouteaus: River Barons of Early St. Louis, The

$21.95
Campbell Quest, The
Campbell Quest, The

$27.95
Pictures of People
Pictures of People

$15.95