In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Missouri (2021) entry into statehood, this book describes the lives and important contributions of thirty-four famous Missourians. Written by a famous Missourian, Dr. Thomas H. Olbricht, the book combines biographical information with a fresh approach of the author’s own reflections, memories, and connections with the subjects. Whether you are a Missourian or not, you will come to appreciate Missouri’s surprising influence on the State, the country, and the world.
Some of the colorful profiles included: Stephen F. Austin, Dale Carnegie, Walt Disney, Wyatt Earp, T. S. Eliot, Scott Joplin, JC Penney, Ginger Rogers, Dred Scot, Margaret Truman, Sam Walton, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.
(Contains more than 120 color photos and indices of Places and Names.)
Thomas H. Olbricht. Profiles of Notable Missourians: For the Missouri Bicentennial. Sulis Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-1-946849-42-7. eISBN: 978-1-946849-43-4. 201pp.
About the Author
Thomas H. Olbricht was born in Thayer, Missouri, and lived in Thayer and Alton from 1929-1947. He has received degrees from Northern Illinois University, University of Iowa, and Harvard Divinity School. Pepperdine University conferred the DHL on Olbricht in 2011. Olbricht has taught at Iowa, Harding, University of Dubuque, Penn State, Abilene Christian, and Pepperdine, and has written and or edited twenty-five books, including Missouri Memories 1934-1947. His ancestors have lived in Missouri since 1850 and obtained degrees from Missouri State and the University of Missouri. Olbricht has taught Pepperdine Off-Campus Graduate courses in the Red Bridge area of Kansas City.
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