- Additional Authors
- Person, Sharon K., 1956-
- Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Uniform Title
- St. Louis rising (Online)
- Alternative Title
- St. Louis rising (Online)
- Saint Louis rising
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction: Beyond the Laclède-Chouteau legend -- Part I. St. Ange de Bellerive and the Illinois Country -- Fort d'Orléans 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.
- LCCN
- 2014031907
- OCLC
- ssj0001423741
- Author
Ekberg, Carl J.
- Title
St. Louis rising [electronic resource] : the French regime of Louis St. Ange de Bellerive / Carl J. Ekberg, Sharon K. Person.
- Imprint
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Person, Sharon K., 1956-