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The Double Life of St. Louis: Narratives of Origins and Maturity in Wade’s Urban Frontier
Indiana Magazine of History (2009)
  • Adam Arenson, University of Texas at El Paso
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Abstract

A half-century after Richard C. Wade's landmark history The Urban Frontier: The Rise of Western Cities, 1790-1830, this retrospective essay considers the development of St. Louis in relation to evolving notions of the frontier as a space of intercultural encounter, and the maturation of a city economically in relation to its cultural and political conflicts. It reviews the scholarship on the city of St. Louis since Wade wrote, and suggests new avenues in the city's history.

Keywords
  • Richard Wade,
  • urban frontier,
  • St. Louis,
  • narrative,
  • origin,
  • maturity,
  • Civil War,
  • Indians
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 2009
Citation Information
Adam Arenson. "The Double Life of St. Louis: Narratives of Origins and Maturity in Wade’s Urban Frontier" Indiana Magazine of History Vol. 105 Iss. 3 (Richard Wade Special Issue) (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adam_arenson/14/