Discover the various ways Missourians have spent their time away from the workaday world in the new book, Filling Leisure Hours: Essays from the Missouri Historical Review, 1906-2006. Edited by Alan R. Havig, historian and Stephens College archivist, this third volume in the Century of Missouri History Scholarship Series shows a broad range of amusements from Missouri’s past.
Filling Leisure Hours contains fourteen illustrated articles that describe the popular arts and entertainments enjoyed by a large number of Missourians; there are no high-culture events here. Circus tours and dance halls instead of opera performances or ballet stages engage the authors of these essays, and boxing and baseball stand alongside a selection on lawn care.
This 278-page book would make a great gift for anyone seeking opportunities to relax! Both paperback and hardback volumes are available. For more information or to order a copy, contact the Society at 800-747-6366 or visit shs.umsystem.edu
Friday, July 18, 2008
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