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Subject: [MOJASPER] BOOK: The Story of Joplin by Dolph Shaner 1948
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:35:28 -0000

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Author: kathy3643
Surnames: Moffet, Sergeant, Cox, Campbell, Tingle, Rothenbarger, Joplin, Dale, Cox, Elliott, Byers, Taylor, Corn, Shortess, Fallis, Workizer, Underwood, Lupton, McCracken, Norton, McAntire, Collins, Langston, Vaughn, Prigg, Christman, Newman, Newburger, Bliedung, Ramsay, Martin, Kingsbury, Packer, Ritter, Schifferdecker
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I recently bought this book because I believe someone will find it a treasure trove of information on early Joplin.

Table of Contents (abbreviated)
Lead Rush to Joplin Creek
Joplin Pioneers
Joplin Mining Camp and Townsites
Lawless Conditions Force Union
City of Joplin Born
The Eighties Bring Brighter Days
Life in a Mining Town
Joplin in the Gay Nineties
The Twentieth Century Bows
Today's Joplin
Appendix: Mayors of Joplin, Business and Professional Pioneers of 1876,
Living in West Joplin, Old Settlers, Old Settlers Roster, The Old
Oak Hill Golf Club, First Membership List Oak Hill Golf Club.

Some names in the book: E. R. Moffet, John B. Sergeant, John C. Cox, David Campbell, William Tingle, Lincoln School, Dutchman's Mine, Swindle Hill, Solomon Rothenbarger, Rev. Harris G. Joplin, Robert J. Dale, Olive Cox, Lucy Jean Cox, C. E. Elliott, William Byers, John H. Taylor, Sam B. Corn, Murphysburg, Jess Shortess, W. H. Fallis, John S. Workizer, Charles A. Underwood, J. W. Lupton, Marshall Lupton, Marshal McCracken, W. S. Norton, J. W. McAntire, Dan Collins, Charles Langston, D. B. Ballard, Leonard Vaughn, Russell H. Prigg Jr., P. A. Christman, Fred W. Christman, Joseph Newman, Gabe Newburger, Ed Bliedung, Albert A. Ramsay, Pat Martin, Harry Kingsbury, Harry Packer, C. W. Tuck Ritter, Charles Schifferdecker, and many more. There is no index in the book. I paged through and copied the names throughout some of the chapters. Sorry, I can do no lookups in this book.

There are also a number of beautiful black and white photos in this book.

Please contact me if you have an interest in this book.



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