Land of big rivers : French and Indian Illinois, 1699-1778 /

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Drawing on research from a variety of academic fields, such as archaeology, history, botany, ecology, and physical science, M.J. Morgan explores the intersection of people and the environment in early eighteenth-century Illinois Country-a stretch of fecund, alluvial river plain along the Mississippi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morgan, M. J., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Shawnee books.
Temas:
To 1799
Frontier and pioneer life > Illinois.
Human ecology > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Floodplains > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Uplands > Illinois > History > 18th century.
French > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Illinois > History > 18th century.
British > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Plaines inondables > Illinois > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Hautes terres > Illinois > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Français > Illinois > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Britanniques > Illinois > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
British
Ecology
Ethnic relations
Floodplains
French
Frontier and pioneer life
Human ecology
Indians of North America
Uplands
Illinois > History > To 1778.
Illinois > Environmental conditions.
Illinois > Ethnic relations > History > 18th century.
Illinois > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1778.
Illinois > Conditions environnementales.
Illinois > Relations interethniques > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Illinois
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: a word about buffalo
  • Illinois country ecology
  • The flourishing floodplain, 1699-1750
  • Cahokia : French and Indian struggles
  • Chartres : French and Indian successes
  • Trade matrix at Fort Chartres : farmers, traders, and provisioners
  • Interlude : prairie invasions, 1751-52
  • Uplands arena, 1750-78
  • A ragged resource war : British in the Illinois
  • Predations and survivals : French, British, and Indian Illinois
  • Epilogue: losses.

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