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Autore |
Ekberg Carl J. |
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St. Louis rising : the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive / / Carl J. Ekberg and Sharon K. Person |
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Urbana, [Illinois] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] ; ; Springfield, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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0-252-08061-0 |
0-252-09693-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - Illinois |
Frontier and pioneer life - Missouri - Saint Louis |
French - Illinois - History - 18th century |
Illinois History To 1778 |
Saint Louis (Mo.) History 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: beyond the Laclede-Chouteau legend -- Part I. St. Ange de Bellerive and the Illinois Country -- Fort d'Orleans 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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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