TY - BOOK AU - Dumont de Montigny AU - Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture AU - Sayre,Gordon M. AU - Zecher,Carla AU - TI - The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747: a sojourner in the French Atlantic SN - 9781469608662 AV - E18 .M466 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press KW - French KW - North America KW - History KW - Electronic Books N1 - Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; 2; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=965197&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -