The Urban West at the End of the Frontier Carey Kasten Beneath Missouri Skies portrays a

Beneath Missouri Skies portrays a place and time from which Metheny still draws inspiration and strength

this bibliography also includes coverage of many more general works on the Megillot

These studies show the influence that political and economic constraints have on technological development

Julie Phillips is Head of Social Work at University College Northampton

The Urban West at the End of the Frontier Carey Kasten Beneath Missouri Skies portrays aHistorians have largely ignored the western city; although a number of specialized studies have appeared in recent years, this volume is the first to assess the importance of the urban frontier in broad fashion. Lawrence H. Larsen studies the process of urbanization as it occurred in twenty four major frontier towns. Cities examined are Kansas City, St. Joseph, Lincoln, Omaha, Atchison, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Topeka, Austin, Dallas, Galveston,