The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747 a sojourner in the French Atlantic /
Dumont de Montigny.
The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747 a sojourner in the French Atlantic / Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny ; translated by Gordon M. Sayre ; edited by Gordon M. Sayre and Carla Zecher. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xii, 455 pages, 8. pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
Includes bibliographies and index.
In 1719, Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny set sail for Louisiana with a commission as a lieutenant after a year in Quebec. His adventures over the next 18 years, as recorded in his 1747 memoir, underscore the complexity of the expanding French Atlantic world, offering a singular perspective on early colonialism in Louisiana. His life story also provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of the peoples and environment of the lower Mississippi valley. Dumont emerges here as an important colonial voice and brings the French vividly to life.
9781469608662
French--History.--North America
Electronic Books.
E18 / .M466 2012 E18
The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747 a sojourner in the French Atlantic / Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny ; translated by Gordon M. Sayre ; edited by Gordon M. Sayre and Carla Zecher. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xii, 455 pages, 8. pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
Includes bibliographies and index.
In 1719, Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny set sail for Louisiana with a commission as a lieutenant after a year in Quebec. His adventures over the next 18 years, as recorded in his 1747 memoir, underscore the complexity of the expanding French Atlantic world, offering a singular perspective on early colonialism in Louisiana. His life story also provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of the peoples and environment of the lower Mississippi valley. Dumont emerges here as an important colonial voice and brings the French vividly to life.
9781469608662
French--History.--North America
Electronic Books.
E18 / .M466 2012 E18