From French community to Missouri town [[electronic resource] ] : Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century / / Bonnie Stepenoff
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| Autore: |
Stepenoff Bonnie <1949->
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| Titolo: |
From French community to Missouri town [[electronic resource] ] : Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century / / Bonnie Stepenoff
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 977.8/692 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) History 19th century |
| Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) Social conditions | |
| Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) Ethnic relations History 19th century | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | From French community to Missouri town |
| ISBN: | 0-8262-6565-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778292403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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