02814nam 2200673 450 991081666460332120220308194757.00-252-08061-00-252-09693-2(CKB)2670000000594767(OCoLC)905867350(CaPaEBR)ebrary11020319(SSID)ssj0001423741(PQKBManifestationID)12626205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001423741(PQKBWorkID)11440999(PQKB)10214095(MiAaPQ)EBC3414431(StDuBDS)EDZ0001035536(OCoLC)903245911(MdBmJHUP)muse45434(Au-PeEL)EBL3414431(CaPaEBR)ebr11020319(CaONFJC)MIL727846(EXLCZ)99267000000059476720150228h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrSt. Louis rising the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive /Carl J. Ekberg and Sharon K. PersonUrbana, [Illinois] ;Chicago, [Illinois] ;Springfield, [Illinois] :University of Illinois Press,2015.©20151 online resource (361 p.)Includes index.0-252-03897-5 1-322-96564-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.A myth-busting history focusing on Louis St. Ange de Bellerive, the forgotten figure who guided a great American city through its infancy.Frontier and pioneer lifeIllinoisFrontier and pioneer lifeMissouriSaint LouisFrenchIllinoisHistory18th centuryIllinoisHistoryTo 1778Saint Louis (Mo.)History18th centuryFrontier and pioneer lifeFrontier and pioneer lifeFrenchHistory977.8/6602Ekberg Carl J.872563Person Sharon K.1956-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816664603321St. Louis rising3939977UNINA