| Edition |
Second edition; Southern Illinois University Press edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (543 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"First published by Patrice Press in 1985. Second edition published in 1996"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-500) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword; Introduction; Maps, Figures, and Illustrations; Chronology of Events in the Illinois Country; Part 1: Ste. Genevieve and The Illinois Country; I.A Town Is Born; II. The Old Town; III. Competition for Empire; IV. Red Man-White Man; Part 2: Fundamentals of Life; V. Earning a Living: Grain, Lead, and Commerce; VI. Society on the French Frontier; VII. Black Slavery French Style; VIII. Life, Death, and Doctoring; IX. Parent and Child; X. Daily Life in the Colonial Community. |
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Part 3: Community OrganizationXI. Town Government; XII. Priests and Parishioners: The Catholic Church in Ste. Genevieve; XIII. The New Towns: Nouvelle Ste. Genevieve and Nouvelle Bourbon; XIV. Conclusion: Changing Times; Appendixes; Appendix A: Partial Geneaology of Valle Family; Appendix B: Governors General of Louisiana, 1743-1803; Appendix C: Commandants of Upper La., 1749-1804; Appendix D: Commandants of Ste. Genevieve, 1760-1804; Appendix E: Militia Captains at Ste. Genevieve, 1752-1804; Appendix F: Priests at Ste. Genevieve, 1759-18; Appendix G: Weights and Measures. |
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Appendix H: Currencies, Prices, and Values, 1765-1795Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Also in the Shawnee Book Series; Back Cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri -- Sainte Genevieve.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Missouri -- Sainte Genevieve. |
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Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) -- History.
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Missouri -- History.
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Missouri. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Colonial Sainte Genevieve |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ekberg, Carl J. Colonial Ste. Genevieve : an adventure on the Mississippi frontier. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014 xxi, 517, x pages ; 23 cm. Shawnee books 9780809333806 (DLC) 18202014 |
| ISBN |
9780809333813 (electronic book) |
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0809333813 (electronic book) |
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9780809333806 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0809333805 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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