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UMSL’s Fred Fausz explores 250 years of ‘Historic St. Louis’

The noted historian's new book clocks in at 47,000 words and 174 images covering the entirety of St. Louis’ rich 250-year history. ...

Historian to discuss St. Louis’ start

St. Louis is approaching its 250th birthday. But how much do St. Louisans know about the founding of their city? Do they know about its importance as a cosmopolitan French...

4 writers land on 2011 best books list

Four authors with University of Missouri–St. Louis ties penned 2011 releases the St. Louis Post-Dispatch felt worth inclusion in the newspaper’s annual roundup of favorite books. The Post-Dispatch included “The...

Historian to make Left Bank Books appearance to discuss ‘Founding St. Louis’

J. Frederick Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, offers a fresh interpretation of Gateway City’s French roots in his new book “Founding St. Louis: First...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reviews 2 UMSL books on St. Louis’ origins

St. Louis’ French origins are explored in two new books with University of Missouri–St. Louis connections. They were reviewed together in an article in the Sunday edition of the St....

Historian explores St. Louis’ beginnings

J. Frederic Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, set out to explore the 250-year-old mystery of why and how French St. Louis was founded. The...

Historian’s book gives fresh take on St. Louis’ French founding

The animal wealth of the western “wilderness” provided by talented “savages” encouraged French Americans from Illinois, Canada and Louisiana to found a cosmopolitan center of international commerce that was a...