From Dred Scott’s tireless bid for freedom to the Cardinals’ first World Series win, It Happened in Missouri gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Show-Me State.

Find out how a fourteen-year-old boy coordinated the settling of St. Louis. Discover how a steam engine helped save the inaugural ride of the Pony Express through Missouri. And read all about Harry Truman’s come-from-behind victory over Thomas Dewey in the 1948 presidential election.