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French roots in the Illinois country : the Mississippi frontier in colonial times
- Title
- French roots in the Illinois country : the Mississippi frontier in colonial times / Carl J. Ekberg.
- Author
- Ekberg, Carl J.
- Publication
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1998], ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | F544 .E38 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 359 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- Focusing on the French Creole communities and agricultural practices on both sides of the Mississippi River, this volume provides a comprehensive history of colonial settlement in the Illinois Country.
- Carl Ekberg presents a completely new perspective on Illinois history by examining a number of previously unexplored issues: the medieval style open field agriculture, the first use of African slaves in the region as agricultural laborers, the flour trade between Illinois and New Orleans, and the significance of the different mentalites of French Creoles and Anglo-Americans in early Illinois.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-339 and index.
- Contents
- 1. French Longlots in North America -- 2. Settlements in the Illinois Country -- 3. Open-Field Agriculture -- 4. Habitants, Slaves, and Engages -- 5. Tilling the Land in Colonial Illinois -- 6. Agricultural Commerce in the Mississippi Valley -- Conclusion: Changing Times, Changing Mentalites -- App. Gristmills and River Vessels.
- ISBN
- 0252023641 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 97004861
- OCLC
- ocm36767608
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries