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The series and volumes listed below are currently available on Amazon and at the 1861 Missouri Speaks Collection shop. Click on links from this page to purchase.
For a limited time, those who purchase Series 1, Missouri Democrat (11 volumes) or Series 2, Primary Source Documents (11 volumes) at the Collection Shop for the introductory price of $199.95 each will receive a complimentary Atlas volume and Sampler volume. This offer represents a savings of more than $125 compared with the standard retail price of $24.95 per volume at amazon.
Series 1 - Missouri Democrat Newspaper
The Missouri Democrat was a Pro-Union, anti-slavery, Unconditional Unionist newspaper published in the slave state of Missouri. The articles cover the slavery debate, secession crisis, and political and military issues. Articles are transcribed, modernized, footnoted, and include explanatory notes to help contextualize the articles. Maps and pictures are added to help the reader visualize the information provided. A timeline, keyed to the articles, a finding aid section, and an index are also provided.
Series 2 - Primary Source Documents
Series 2 presents a month-by-month collection of Civil War–era documents from 1861, offering a firsthand look at events as they unfolded in Missouri. Drawn from a wide range of archival sources, each volume includes letters, official reports, proclamations, military orders, and other contemporary records that reveal the decisions and experiences shaping the conflict.
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All documents have been carefully transcribed and annotated with explanatory footnotes to clarify people, places, and events. Maps and illustrations enhance the material, while the chronological structure allows readers to follow developments in real time. This series serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking direct insight into Missouri’s Civil War experience.
Series Sampler
Available in both soft cover and hard cover versions.
This introductory Sampler offers selected excerpts from each of the fourteen series in the Missouri Speaks Collection. The collection ultimately comprises more than 70 volumes containing transcribed Civil War–era newspapers, primary-source documents, and government reports related to Missouri during the conflict.
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The volumes are generally organized in chronological order, allowing readers to follow events as they unfolded. Additional volumes are arranged by subject matter or by the officer or official associated with the documents, providing focused perspectives on particular people and issues.
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The Sampler provides readers with an opportunity to explore the scope and content of the collection and serves as a convenient guide for identifying the volumes that may be of greatest interest.
Atlas
Series 12, Volume 2: Atlas is an indispensable companion to the 1861 Missouri Speaks Collection, bringing together hundreds of original maps, diagrams, and illustrations that illuminate Missouri's turbulent first year of the Civil War. Covering everything from territorial expansion and the Missouri Compromise to military districts, troop movements, railroads, waterways, political demographics, and battlefield operations, this atlas provides readers with a visual guide to the people, places, and events that shaped Missouri in 1861. Whether used alongside the documentary volumes or as a stand-alone reference work, this richly illustrated atlas offers historians, genealogists, battlefield visitors, and Civil War enthusiasts an unparalleled geographic and visual understanding of Missouri's pivotal role in the opening year of the American Civil War.
Available in both soft cover and hard cover versions.