# The rose of old St. Louis

> A historical romance set in old St. Louis around the Louisiana Purchase, when the frontier city passed from Spanish and French hands to the young United States. Adventure, courtship and history on the banks of the Mississippi.

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## About
On the Mississippi frontier, where French and Spanish and American worlds meet, a young woman moves through a city on the brink of enormous change, and history and romance become impossible to separate.What it's aboutThe Rose of Old St. Louis is a historical novel set in and around St. Louis in the era of the Louisiana Purchase, when the vast territory changed hands and the character of the young United States was reshaped. Against this backdrop of shifting flags and westward ambition, the story follows its characters through adventure, intrigue and courtship, using the drama of a real historical turning point as the frame for its romance.ThemesThe novel plays on the meeting of cultures — French, Spanish, American — at a frontier crossroads, and on the way great public events sweep up private lives. Loyalty, courage and love are tested against the uncertainty of a place and a nation in transition.Why it still mattersAs popular historical fiction of its period, the book captures the romance an earlier America attached to its own frontier past, and to the Louisiana Purchase in particular. It offers a vivid, atmospheric picture of old St. Louis at a pivotal moment, and the enduring pleasures of a well-turned historical adventure.Who it's forFor readers who enjoy historical romance and frontier adventure, for those curious about the Louisiana Purchase and early St. Louis, and for anyone who likes their history dressed in the colour and incident of a good story.

## Specifications
- language: en
- format: paperback