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Autore: | Desjardins Simon |
Titolo: | Castorland journal : an account of the exploration and settlement of northern New York State by French emigres in the years 1793 to 1797 / / Simon Desjardins & Pierre Pharoux ; edited and translated by John A. Gallucci |
Pubblicazione: | Ithaca, NY, : Cornell University Press, 2010 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
Disciplina: | 974.7/03 |
Soggetto topico: | Explorers - New York (State) |
Explorers - France | |
Soggetto geografico: | Castorland Region (N.Y.) Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
New York (State) Description and travel Early works to 1800 | |
New York (State) History 1775-1865 | |
Altri autori: | PharouxPierre GallucciJohn A. <1955-> |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Castorland Journal 1793 -- Castorland Journal 1794 -- Castorland Journal 1795 -- Castorland Journal 1796-1797 -- Prospectus of the New York Company -- Constitution Of the New York Company -- Letter to Nicolas Olive -- Synopsis of Travel -- Overview of Castorland Workers -- Currency and Measures -- Place-Names in the Castorland Journal -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Sommario/riassunto: | The Castorland Journal is a diary, a travel narrative about early New York, a work of autobiography, and a narrative of a dramatic and complex period in American history. In 1792 Parisian businessmen and speculators established the New York Company. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Castorland journal |
ISBN: | 0-8014-6015-8 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910825461803321 |
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