02512nam 2200553 a 450 991096014940332120200520144314.097808262656540826265650(CKB)1000000000475701(OCoLC)191935714(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188296(SSID)ssj0000158756(PQKBManifestationID)11149699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158756(PQKBWorkID)10150250(PQKB)11522911(MiAaPQ)EBC3570920(Au-PeEL)EBL3570920(CaPaEBR)ebr10188296(Perlego)4404528(EXLCZ)99100000000047570120060324d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom French community to Missouri town Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century /Bonnie StepenoffColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20061 online resource (248 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780826216687 0826216684 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 Bonnie1949-1113323MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960149403321From French community to Missouri town4360226UNINA