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Colonial Natchitoches : a Creole community on the Louisiana-Texas frontier /

Strategically located at the western edge of the Atlantic World, the French post of Natchitoches thrived during the eighteenth century as a trade hub between the well-supplied settlers and the isolated Spaniards and Indians of Texas. Its critical economic and diplomatic role made it the most importa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burton, H. Sophie, 1966-
Otros Autores: Smith, F. Todd (Foster Todd), 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 29.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. An Overview of Colonial Natchitoches; 2. Creating Hegemony in Colonial Natchitoches: The French Creole Community; 3. Slavery in Colonial Natchitoches: The African Creole Community; 4. Free People of Color: A Dependent Segment of Colonial Natchitoches; 5. The Indian Trade in Colonial Natchitoches; 6. Plantation Agriculture in Colonial Natchitoches; 7. The Ranching Industry in Colonial Natchitoches; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.