St. Louis rising : the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive / Carl J. Ekberg, Sharon K. Person.

Ekberg, Carl J., author.
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Introduction: beyond the Laclede-Chouteau legend — Part I. St. Ange de Bellerive and the Illinois Country — Fort d’Orleans and the Grotton-St. Ange family — The rise of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive — The Illinois Country in transition, 1763-1765 — Commandant St. Ange de Bellerive — The village emerges — Part II. Contours of village life — Logs and stones: early St. Louis buildings — The Coutume de Paris rules — Slaves: African and Indian — In small things forgotten — Foundations of the St. Louis fur trade — End of an era — Conclusion: St. Louis and the wider world.

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