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- catalog abstract ""David Rowland Francis was a brash, plain-spoken politician and businessman who was a major figure in America life a century ago. After he made his fortune in the risky commodities markets of post-Civil War St. Louis, Francis became the youngest governor in the nation, and for a time seemed destined for the White House. When he ran the St. Louis World's Fair on 1904, he was said to be the most photographed man in America." "Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis is a biography of a fascinating man, and a long-needed major reassessment of a controversial and important figure in U.S.-Soviet Relations."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12144198.
- catalog coverage "Missouri Politics and government 1865-1950.".
- catalog coverage "Saint Louis (Mo.) Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Saint Louis (Mo.) Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""David Rowland Francis was a brash, plain-spoken politician and businessman who was a major figure in America life a century ago. After he made his fortune in the risky commodities markets of post-Civil War St. Louis, Francis became the youngest governor in the nation, and for a time seemed destined for the White House. When he ran the St. Louis World's Fair on 1904, he was said to be the most photographed man in America." "Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis is a biography of a fascinating man, and a long-needed major reassessment of a controversial and important figure in U.S.-Soviet Relations."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-445) and index.".
- catalog description "The Dark and Bloody Ground -- Down Along the Levee -- The Fourth City -- Entering the Political Arena -- The Boy Mayor -- The Youngest Governor -- The Crucible of Silver -- The Big Cinch -- He Invited the World -- The New American -- After the Lights Went Out -- A Missouri Democrat in Tsarist Russia -- The Gathering Storm -- The First Revolution -- A Continuing Disorderly Meeting -- The Second Revolution -- Lenin Takes Control -- Leaving Petrograd -- The New Diplomatic Capital -- High-Stakes Poker -- Into the North -- Who Lost Russia? -- The Final Years.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 478 p., [32] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Standing on a volcano.".
- catalog identifier "1883982138 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1883982170 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Standing on a volcano.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "St. Louis : Missouri Historical Society Press in association with the Francis Press : [Distributed by Southern Illinois University Press],".
- catalog relation "Standing on a volcano.".
- catalog spatial "Missouri Politics and government 1865-1950.".
- catalog spatial "Missouri Saint Louis".
- catalog spatial "Missouri".
- catalog spatial "Russia".
- catalog spatial "Saint Louis (Mo.) Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Saint Louis (Mo.) Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "977.8/03/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Ambassadors Russia Biography.".
- catalog subject "Ambassadors United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "F474.S253 F733 2001".
- catalog subject "Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1927.".
- catalog subject "Governors Missouri Biography.".
- catalog subject "Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)".
- catalog subject "Mayors Missouri Saint Louis Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Dark and Bloody Ground -- Down Along the Levee -- The Fourth City -- Entering the Political Arena -- The Boy Mayor -- The Youngest Governor -- The Crucible of Silver -- The Big Cinch -- He Invited the World -- The New American -- After the Lights Went Out -- A Missouri Democrat in Tsarist Russia -- The Gathering Storm -- The First Revolution -- A Continuing Disorderly Meeting -- The Second Revolution -- Lenin Takes Control -- Leaving Petrograd -- The New Diplomatic Capital -- High-Stakes Poker -- Into the North -- Who Lost Russia? -- The Final Years.".
- catalog title "Standing on a volcano : the life and times of David Rowland Francis / Harper Barnes.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".