Dick Steward

Background

Dick Steward was born on December 11, 1942, in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, into the family of Dwight Steward and Billie Ami (Dieckreide) Steward.

Education

Dick received a Bachelor of Science degree from Southeast Missouri State University and a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Career

In 1969-1970, Dick did his military service in the United States Army. In 1971, he began working as a professor of History at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.

Besides, Dick penned a number of books, including "Trade and Hemisphere: The Good Neighbor Policy and Reciprocal Trade" (1975), "Money, Marines and Mission: Recent United States - Latin American Policy" (1980), "Frontier Swashbuckler: The Life and Legend of John Smith T." (2000), "Duels and the Roots of Violence in Missouri" (2000) and "Beyond the Sabbath: Missouri and Her Violent Heritage" (2005).

Achievements

• Dick Steward is mostly known as the author, who wrote such books, as "Trade and Hemisphere: The Good Neighbor Policy and Reciprocal Trade" (1975), "Money, Marines and Mission: Recent United States - Latin American Policy" (1980), "Frontier Swashbuckler: The Life and Legend of John Smith T." (2000), "Duels and the Roots of Violence in Missouri" (2000) and "Beyond the Sabbath: Missouri and Her Violent Heritage" (2005).
  
  It's also worth noting, that Dick was awarded the Viles Award from the Department of History of the University of Missouri and State Historical Society of Missouri Research Award.

Works

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  • Frontier Swashbuckler: The Life and Legend of John Smith T.

    (Few frontiersmen in the late eighteenth century and early...)

    2000
  • Beyond the Sabbath: Missouri and Her Violent Heritage

    (While virtually every historical work deals with the subj...)

    2005
  • Duels and the Roots of Violence in Missouri

    (This work represents a study of the evolution of duelling...)

    2000
  • Trade and Hemisphere: The Good Neighbor Policy and Reciprocal Trade 1975
  • Money, Marines and Mission: Recent United States - Latin American Policy 1980

Membership

Dick is a member of the State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri Writers Guild, Missouri State Archives Association and Missouri Folklore Society.

Interests

• сattle ranching

Connections

Dick married Deborah L. Steward, a professor, on December 9, 1982. Their marriage produced two children - Dwight and Daniel.

Father:

Dwight Steward

Mother:

Billie Ami (Dieckreide) Steward

child:

Dwight Steward

child:

Daniel Steward

Wife:

Deborah L. Steward