Forgotten Tales of Missouri

Mary Collins Barile

may, 2012 · Arcadia Publishing

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Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault.

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Mary Barile was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. She moved to Missouri in 2001 and is currently associate director of grants for the University of Missouri, where she teaches grant writing. Mary is the author of several books on popular culture and travel and a published playwright. Among her research interests are Missouri history, ghosts and legends. Mary is a board member of the Missouri Parks Association and the Baa Baa Boonville Rug Hookers, a devoted group of wool artists. She lives in Boonville, where she steps out into history each morning.