The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747 : a sojourner in the French Atlantic / / Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny ; translated by Gordon M. Sayre ; edited by Gordon M. Sayre and Carla Zecher

• Autore: Dumont de Montigny
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (478 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.2
• Soggetto topico: French - North America - History
• Soggetto geografico: France Colonies America History; North America History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Persona (resp. second.): SayreGordon M <1964-> (Gordon Mitchell); ZecherCarla <1959->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations and Short Titles; Introduction; Chronology of the Life of Dumont and Events in His Memoir; The Dumont Family; Editorial Methods and Description of the Dumont de Montigny Manuscript Memoir; Translator's Note; THE MEMOIR; Dedicatory Epistle; Chapter 1. Voyage to Quebec; Return to La Rochelle: 1714-1719; Chapter 2. Voyage to Louisiana; Return to Lorient: May 1719-March 1721; Chapter 3. Second Voyage to Louisiana; Settlement of the Colony: March 1721-Sept. 1722; Chapter 4. Quarrels in New Orleans ; Battles at Natchez: Oct. 1722-Aug. 1724Chapter 5. Pascagoula; Natchez: Aug. 1724-Sept. 1729; Chapter 6. The Natchez Revolt: Autumn 1728-Summer 1735; Chapter 7. Life in New Orleans; The First Chickasaw War: Sept. 1732-June 1737; Chapter 8. Return to France; The Second Chickasaw War: June 1737-Sept. 1746; Chapter 9. The English Attack Brittany: Sept.-Oct. 1746; Chapter 10. Financial Difficulties; Imprisonment: 1746-1747; Chapter 11. Ethnography; Chapter 12. Natural History and the Story of Juchereau de Saint Denis; Appendix 1. Title; Appendix 2. Preface ; Appendix 3. List of the Names of Nations Known to the Author That Are Found in the Island of North AmericaAppendix 4. Table; A Biographical Dictionary of the Persons Named in Dumont's Manuscript Memoir; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1719, Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny set sail for Louisiana with a commission as a lieutenant after a year in Quebec. His adventures over the next 18 years, as recorded in his 1747 memoir, underscore the complexity of the expanding French Atlantic world, offering a singular perspective on early colonialism in Louisiana. His life story also provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of the peoples and environment of the lower Mississippi valley. Dumont emerges here as an important colonial voice and brings the French vividly to life.
• Titolo autorizzato: The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747
• ISBN: 979-88-908427-7-0; 1-4696-0865-0; 1-4696-0866-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819092003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia