Exploring White Settler Ownership of the Tyson Valley Tract (1838-1940)

Emmett Kearns, University of Hawaii (MS) ‘28
Kelly Schmidt, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Susan Flowers, MA, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis
Suzanne Loui, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Presented at the Tyson Summer Symposium on August 1, 2024 at Tyson Research Center in Eureka, MO.

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