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St. Louis rising : the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive /

A myth-busting history focusing on Louis St. Ange de Bellerive, the forgotten figure who guided a great American city through its infancy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Ekberg, Carl J. (Autor), Person, Sharon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Beyond the Laclède-Chouteau legend
  • Part I. St. Ange de Bellerive and the Illinois Country
  • Fort d'Orléans and the Grotton-St. Ange family
  • The rise of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive
  • The Illinois Country in transition, 1763-1765
  • Commandant St. Ange de Bellerive
  • The village emerges
  • Part II. Contours of village life
  • Logs and stones: early St. Louis buildings
  • The Coutume de Paris rules
  • Slaves: African and Indian
  • In small things forgotten
  • Foundations of the St. Louis fur trade
  • End of an era
  • Conclusion: St. Louis and the wider world.