TY - BOOK AU - Ekberg,Carl J. AU - Person,Sharon TI - St. Louis rising: the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive SN - 9780252096938 AV - F544 .S756 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Saint-Ange de Bellerive, Louis Groston de. KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - Illinois KW - Missouri KW - Saint Louis KW - French KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - A myth-busting history focusing on Louis St. Ange de Bellerive, the forgotten figure who guided a great American city through its infancy UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=953629&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -