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James River
FIRST Lead Mine in Missouri was on the James River
Lead mine along Pearson Creek, circa 1900. Commercial extraction of lead here began in the 1840s and ended around 1920….
THE JAMES: TRANSFORMATION OF AN OZARK RIVER
We chose to profile the James River in a 352-page all color book because its watershed contains the largest town…
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD POETIC PROMOTION OF OZARK FLOAT TRIPPING
Before Jim Owen and later John Morris pitched fishing the Ozarks, the Missouri Pacific railroad lured visitors to “the White…
JOHN MORRIS ON JIM OWEN
After the publication of James Fork of the White, we acquired this brochure with the photo of Jim Owen holding…