Description |
ix, 247 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm |
Note |
"Papers ... first presented at a conference held in St. Louis on Februrary 13 to 15, 1964," sponsored chiefly by the St. Louis Historical Documents Foundation. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. |
Contents |
Myths and realities concerning the founding of St. Louis / John Francis McDermott -- The houses of French St. Louis / Charles E. Peterson -- St. Louis families from the French West Indies / Dorothy Garesche Holland -- An early St. Louis poet: Pierre Francois Regnier / Charles Guenther -- Pierre Gibault and the critical period of the Illinois Country, 1768-78 / Joseph P. Donnelly -- The French mountain man of the early Far East / Frederic E. Voelker -- Colonial fortifications and military architecture in the Mississippi Valley / Samuel Wilson, Jr. -- Some French engineers in Spanish Louisiana / Jack D. L. Holmes -- French Reactions to the Louisiana Revolution of 1768 / Pierre H. Boulle -- French Naturalists in the Mississippi Valley / Joseph Ewan -- A kingdom beyond the Rockies: the El Dorado of Mathieu Sagean / Richebourg Gaillard McWilliams -- The seminary of Quebec: resources for the history of the French in the Mississippi Valley / Noel Baillargeon -- Resources in Detroit for the history of the French in the Mississippi Valley / James M. Babcock -- Manuscript sources in Louisiana for the history of the French in the Mississippi Valley / Winston De Ville. |
Subject |
French Americans -- Mississippi River Valley.
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French Americans. |
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Mississippi River Valley. |
Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Added Author |
St. Louis Historical Documents Foundation.
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