The brothers Robidoux and the opening of the American West [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Willoughby
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Willoughby Robert J
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| Titolo: |
The brothers Robidoux and the opening of the American West [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Willoughby
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 978.02 |
| Soggetto topico: | French-Canadians - Missouri |
| Soggetto geografico: | West (U.S.) History |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The business of the father -- Emerging sons -- Working the Missouri -- Into the mountains -- Trouble at Council Bluffs -- The Blacksnake Hills Post -- Brothers in New Mexico -- Joseph builds his own town -- Dwindling prospects in the mountains -- War and finding home -- Queen City of the west -- The end of their era -- Epilogue. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Story of the six brothers who came from Canada to Saint Louis, creating fur trading and Indian trading businesses, founding towns, exploring Missouri, and dealing in land. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The brothers Robidoux and the opening of the American West |
| ISBN: | 0-8262-7291-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910786201803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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