There is always an excitement of adventure as we explore the unknown. Scientists making discoveries about DNA, Fractals, quantum mechanics and hidden dimensions of the universe experienced that thrill. Is there a similar Eureka moment when we find scientific principles embedded in ancient scripture? Those that sailed the vast Atlantic to the "New World" brought back wondrous stories of peoples and lands. Those that ventured into space for the first time and even set foot on the moon captured the imagination of earth's people. Ride along with us as we journey through the largely unexplored...

Southeast Missouri's transformation from a largely unsettled wilderness to the modern era is chronicled in this book's history of three families: the Ramsays, the Lormiers and the Houcks. The Ramsay connection reaches back about 1000 years to the beginnings of the Ramsays of Dalhousie Castle - located near Edinburgh, Scotland. The book treats you to a tour of the still standing Dalhousie Castle and a 1795 log cabin. It also includes a pictorial tour, in color, of Elmwood Manor - a visual treat which has had only limited access by the public. Louis Lormier founded the Cape Girardeau settlement...