02451nam 2200517 a 450 991077829240332120230207224901.00-8262-6565-0(CKB)1000000000475701(OCoLC)191935714(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188296(SSID)ssj0000158756(PQKBManifestationID)11149699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158756(PQKBWorkID)10150250(PQKB)11522911(MiAaPQ)EBC3570920(Au-PeEL)EBL3570920(CaPaEBR)ebr10188296(EXLCZ)99100000000047570120060324d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom French community to Missouri town[electronic resource] Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century /Bonnie StepenoffColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20061 online resource (248 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1668-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.Ste. Genevieve in 1803 -- The old French aristocracy -- Americans in a French community -- German influx -- Becoming an American town -- Law and order in Ste. Genevieve -- French women in an American republic -- Slavery and freedom -- Work and family in Ste. Genevieve -- Home, church, and school -- Life, death, and remembrance -- Holidays and celebrations -- Ste. Genevieve in 1885."Examines the historical circumstances, legal institutions, and popular customs of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri's oldest permanent settlement, to discuss how French and Spanish residents, German immigrants, and American settlers compromised on issues of education, religion, property laws, and women's rights to achieve order and community before and after the Louisiana Purchase"--Provided by publisher.Sainte Genevieve (Mo.)History19th centurySainte Genevieve (Mo.)Social conditionsSainte Genevieve (Mo.)Ethnic relationsHistory19th century977.8/692Stepenoff Bonnie1949-1113323MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778292403321From French community to Missouri town3854055UNINA