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Colonial Ste. Genevieve : An Adventure on the Mississippi Frontier /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ekberg, Carl J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.
Edición:Second edition; Southern Illinois University Press edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword; Introduction; Maps, Figures, and Illustrations; Chronology of Events in the Illinois Country; Part 1: Ste. Genevieve and The Illinois Country; I.A Town Is Born; II. The Old Town; III. Competition for Empire; IV. Red Man-White Man; Part 2: Fundamentals of Life; V. Earning a Living: Grain, Lead, and Commerce; VI. Society on the French Frontier; VII. Black Slavery French Style; VIII. Life, Death, and Doctoring; IX. Parent and Child; X. Daily Life in the Colonial Community.
  • Part 3: Community OrganizationXI. Town Government; XII. Priests and Parishioners: The Catholic Church in Ste. Genevieve; XIII. The New Towns: Nouvelle Ste. Genevieve and Nouvelle Bourbon; XIV. Conclusion: Changing Times; Appendixes; Appendix A: Partial Geneaology of Valle Family; Appendix B: Governors General of Louisiana, 1743-1803; Appendix C: Commandants of Upper La., 1749-1804; Appendix D: Commandants of Ste. Genevieve, 1760-1804; Appendix E: Militia Captains at Ste. Genevieve, 1752-1804; Appendix F: Priests at Ste. Genevieve, 1759-18; Appendix G: Weights and Measures.
  • Appendix H: Currencies, Prices, and Values, 1765-1795Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Also in the Shawnee Book Series; Back Cover.