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Kaskaskia : the lost capital of Illinois /
"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washed it away"-...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Shawnee books
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1. History of Kaskaskia; 1. Dawn of Kaskaskia, 1673-1719; 2. French and Indian Kaskaskias, 1719-1765; 3. Kaskaskia and Indian Kaskaskia under British and Early American Rule, 1765-1790; 4. Mixed Fortunes, 1790-1820; 5. Kaskaskia in Decline, 1820-1881; 6. Destruction, 1881-circa 1913; Part 2. Domestic Architecture at Kaskaskia; 7. Introduction; 8. Franco-American Homes of Kaskaskia; 9. Midwestern Federal and Eclectic Houses and Their Owners; Part 3. Pseudo-Folklore
- 10. "The Curse of Kaskaskia"-Creative Fiction, Not HistoryAppendix A: Notes on Photographers and Sketch Artists; Appendix B: Lexicon; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors; Back Cover