Backroads & Byways of Missouri: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions

by Archie Satterfield

Overview

With natives as your guides, this new series steers you down the most scenic and historic byways in the areas they cover, with plenty of intriguing points of interest and places to eat, stay, and shop along the way.

This book is for those who didn't know that grape vines in Missouri changed the wine industry in France, or that the worst earthquake in American history also occurred in the same state, or that more Civil War battles were fought on Missouri soil than any other border state. If you prefer two-lane blacktop and gravel roads over interstates, this is the book for you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881507751
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	04/21/2008
Series:	Backroads & Byways
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	1,049,470
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Archie Satterfield has written several books on travel, among them Backroads & Byways of Missouri, Backroads & Byways of Washington, The Seattle Guidebook and Portrait of Seattle. He has also contributed articles to many newspapers and travel magazines. Satterfield lives in Everson, WA.

Table of Contents

Introduction     9
Kansas City, Weston, and St. Joseph: Along the Missouri River through historic Weston to StJoMo     13
Gallatin, Jamesport, and Kirksville: The Amish, Jesse James, and the Mormon War     29
Edina to Bethel: Of Christian communes and covered bridges     39
Along the Great River Road: Down the Mississippi River from Hannibal to St. Louis     49
Earthquake Country: New Madrid and the most apocalyptic earthquake in history     57
Poplar Bluff to Branson: Through the heart of the Ozarks     71
Ozarks Gristmill Loop: Hodgson, Dawt, Rockbridge, and Zanoni gristmills     87
Doniphan to St. Louis: Rolling hills and high points in the Iron Country     93
Thayer to Cuba: Missouri's designated scenic highway     107
St. Louis to Hermann: Missouri's route des vins     121
Arrow Rock to Kansas City: Upstream to pioneer and Civil War history     135
Acknowledgments     145
Bibliography     147
Index     149

Editorial Reviews

Travel author Archie Satterfield thinks that he can teach you a few new things about the Show Me State. Satterfield's Backroads & Byways of Missouri serves as an on-the-road tutorial to little-known attractions throughout the state. For each of these pleasant destinations, he provides fascinating historical background and useful details about nearby places of interest and places to eat, sleep, and shop along the way. A great family weekend resource.