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St. Charles Missouri : a brief history /
- Title
- St. Charles Missouri : a brief history / James W. Erwin.
- Author
- Erwin, James W.,
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.
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- Description
- 173 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Louis Blanchette came to Les Petites Côtes (the Little Hills) in 1769. The little village, later dubbed San Carlos del Misury by the Spanish and St. Charles by the Americans, played a major role in the early history of Missouri. It launched Lewis and Clark's expedition, as well as countless other westbound settlers. It served as the first capital of the new state. Important politicians, judges, soldiers, businesspersons, educators and even a saint all called St. Charles home. Despite its rapid growth from a sleepy French village into a dynamic city amid one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, St. Charles never forgot its history.
- Alternative Title
- Saint Charles Missouri
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Les Petite Côtes under Spanish rule -- 2. A bargain for the United States: The Louisiana Purchase -- 3. The Lewis and Clark expedition -- 4. St. Charles during the territorial period -- 5. The struggle for statehood and the two Missouri Compromises -- 6. St. Charles, the first Capital of Missouri -- 7. German immigration -- 8. The slavery question returns -- 9. The Civil War in St. Charles -- 10. Industrialization to suburbanization -- 11. The great flood of 1993 -- 12. St. Charles today -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
- ISBN
- 9781467136198
- 1467136190
- LCCN
- 2017931804
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library