{"product_id":"the-day-they-hanged-the-founder-the-1956-centennial-celebration-of-sullivan-missouri","title":"The Day They Hanged the Founder The 1956 Centennial Celebration of Sullivan, Missouri","description":"\u003cp class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1956, the town of Sullivan, Missouri celebrated the 100th Anniversary of its founding by Stephen and Dorcas Sullivan. The celebration was marked by a week of festivities and events, including a recreation of the hanging of Stephen Sullivan by Union soldiers during the Civil War. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth the hanging, and the centennial celebration, were long forgotten through the years until the chance discovery of a box of slides that documented those events. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking back, the Centennial reminded residents that progress did not mean forgetting. Instead, it affirmed that the principals of hard work, family, and faith-values that built a railroad town in 1856—still mattered in 1956. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day They Hanged the Founder \u003c\/i\u003epresents the history of Sullivan and the centennial celebration, including \u003cb\u003enearly 300 images\u003c\/b\u003e taken during that week-long celebration in 1956.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44098495348787,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/acclaim-press-inc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-day-they-hanged-the-founder-the-1956-centennial-celebration-of-sullivan-missouri","provider":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}