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As we delve into that realm, beneficial examples can be easily gleaned by retracing former steps of the previous generations that went before us. The Ozarks region is rich in history, experiencing the Civil War, mining era, Wild West lawlessness, unforgettable tragedies, westward expansion, early pioneers, Native Americans, and much, much more. There are untold stories yet to be discovered, but in this volume are a few that can offer a glimpse down that long and winding trail of Ozarks past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumerous photographs, illustrations, bibliographies and an index to full names, places and subjects enhance the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex T. 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There are tales and leftover signs of the famous and the infamous, unique folklore, Civil War, disasters, and the unexplained. Some, however, remain obscure while others are heralded, but they all have one thing in common, they can still educate, entertain, and inspire those of us who are still living. Numerous photographs, additional illustrations, bibliographies, and an index to full names and places enhance the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex T. 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As the wagon trains, stagecoaches, Pony Express, telegraph, and railroads populated and overran the coveted West, American Indians (the country's indigenous inhabitants), were decimated, massacred, and forced onto reservations—to the white man's drumbeat and war cry of \"Manifest Destiny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, these timeless stories of America's Wild West continue to be educational, entertaining, and inspirational.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumerous photographs, additional illustrations, bibliographies, and an index to full names and places enhance the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex T. 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The majority of the passengers had served their nation on Civil War battlefields and had spent time in the prison camps at Andersonville and Cahaba (Castle Morgan), and, now freed, were on their way home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough more lives were lost in this incident than would be lost on the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e in 1912, these homeward bound veterans of war have been nearly forgotten by the country they served so bravely. The author rectifies this oversight with his book-length treatment of the tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe explosion of \u003cem\u003eSultana\u003c\/em\u003e's boilers was so violent that many of the victims were instantly scalded to death by the superheated steam or were hurled through the air and into the river. Others were burned or lacerated by flying shrapnel from the burst boilers and debris. Some suffered broken limbs. Still others, trapped in the burning and sinking ship, drowned. The final death toll, including those who died immediately as well as those who survived the explosion but soon died of their wounds in hospitals, may have been as high as 1,800. A military inquiry into the disaster was held and the Army was exonerated of any wrong doing; other riverboats, comparably overloaded with troops during the war, had operated frequently and safely.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes never-before published illustrations and photographs as well as a chronology of Sultana's last days in April 1865 and an official roster of the prisoners exchanged on the boat. Most of the men served in cavalry or infantry units from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio, or cavalry units from Tennessee and Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex T. 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Known as one of the world's most accomplished engineers in all history, he made a fortune at an early age inventing a diving bell to salvage steamboat wrecks from the bottom of the Mississippi River.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe knowledge he gained about the river prompted the United States Government to contract him to build an inland navy fleet of ironclad gunboats during the Civil War, which captured Fort Henry a month before the famous dual of the Merrimac and the Monitor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the war his reputation as an unschooled civil engineer continued to blossom, after he built the first bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis, which learned engineers of the times said could not be done. 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Their long difficult journey would be no less merciful in 1839 when the Cherokees were marched to their new homelands in the Indian Nations (Oklahoma), and more than 4,000 perished along the way on what became known as the \"Trail of Tears.\" Other Indian tribes would have similar experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir sorrowful ordeal would not end, however, with the loss of their native firesides and hunting grounds. Indians would once again face trials and tribulations when civil war between the white men broke out in 1861, which also raged in Indian Territory and its bordering states. As a result, Native American loyalties were torn between the Union and the Confederacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy the time the War Between the States had ended, Native Americans would fight mortally, not just in the Indian Nations, but also in Missouri and Arkansas. 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