Ozarks Marketplace

Our store features unusual items that have all been created locally in or about Ozark Mountain Country. Our merchandise makes great gifts, and cool collectibles. The artists, craftsmen, authors, musicians, photographers, and creators represented here, are all local artisans. Click on the following categories to shop for items that represent the handiwork of the best of the Ozarks.

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Books by Bob McGill

Bob McGill, a native Ozarker, has written extensively about the Ozarks. Bob has especially been interested in the evolution of the entertainment scene in Branson, MO and has rarely missed attending a Branson show.  Besides writing books and articles, Bob has been instrumental in founding the Ozarks Heritage Foundation.

Mr. McGill holds a bachelors and masters degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia and a Ph. D from the Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

BRANSON’S ENTERTAINMENT PIONEERS by Bob McGill

This book is the story of the first Branson Entertainers, who in the 1960′s pioneered a new industry in a small, sleepy, riverfront town called Branson, MO. What started as a few thousand tourists a year visiting the Ozarks to fish the White river,  tour Marvel Cave, visit the craft village at it’s entrance named Silver Dollar City, and to visit the areas written about in Harold Bell Wright’s book, The Shepherd of the Hills, blossomed into an amazing vacation destination that  attracts over 8,000,000 visitors annually. The live entertainment industry has been a major contributor to the appeal 0f Branson. These Pioneers had amazing vision, and  their success is a story with few equals.

Paperback $ 19.95

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Book by Ozarks Author

Here’s a fantastic read by a local Ozarks author.

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