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2011 is the 150th<\/sup> anniversary of the start of the Civil War, an era in which St. Louis had grandiose ideas for itself. A just-published book, The Great Heart of the Republic<\/em>, looks at the role St. Louis played in the cultural conflicts of those tumultuous times. And, if you read between the lines, there are lessons\u2014and conflicts\u2014that still apply today, as St. Louis continues its quest for recognition, redemption and advancement in the constellation of American cities<\/p>\n
Historian Adam Arenson\u2019s account of St. Louis\u2019 late-19th<\/sup> Century civic struggles flows more like a novel than what one might expect from such a deeply researched, academic investigation. His straightforward writing style pulls you along, immersing you in the political wrangling of the times and introducing you to information that explodes some of St. Louis\u2019 favorite historical myths.<\/p>\n
It all starts with the Great Fire of 1849. Rather than a tragedy for the city, it was, in Arenson\u2019s account, the spark that\u2014as the city was rebuilt\u2014transformed a French fur-trading hub into a potential commercial powerhouse on the doorstep of the vast Western territories.<\/p>\n