St. Louis rising : the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive / Carl J. Ekberg, Sharon K. Person.

By:

Ekberg, Carl J [Author]

Contributor(s):

Person, Sharon []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780252096938

Other title:

Saint Louis rising

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F544 .S756 2015

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Contents:

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.

Summary: A myth-busting history focusing on Louis St. Ange de Bellerive, the forgotten figure who guided a great American city through its infancy.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

A myth-busting history focusing on Louis St. Ange de Bellerive, the forgotten figure who guided a great American city through its infancy.

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