| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Shawnee books
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Shawnee books.
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| Summary |
"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washed it away"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1. History of Kaskaskia; 1. Dawn of Kaskaskia, 1673-1719; 2. French and Indian Kaskaskias, 1719-1765; 3. Kaskaskia and Indian Kaskaskia under British and Early American Rule, 1765-1790; 4. Mixed Fortunes, 1790-1820; 5. Kaskaskia in Decline, 1820-1881; 6. Destruction, 1881-circa 1913; Part 2. Domestic Architecture at Kaskaskia; 7. Introduction; 8. Franco-American Homes of Kaskaskia; 9. Midwestern Federal and Eclectic Houses and Their Owners; Part 3. Pseudo-Folklore |
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10. "The Curse of Kaskaskia"-Creative Fiction, Not HistoryAppendix A: Notes on Photographers and Sketch Artists; Appendix B: Lexicon; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors; Back Cover |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kaskaskia (Ill.) -- History.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies. |
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HISTORY -- Social History. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Regional. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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Illinois -- Kaskaskia. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Waters, Raine, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: MacDonald, David, 1943- Kaskaskia 9780809337316 (DLC) 2018041357 (OCoLC)1038427590 |
| ISBN |
9780809337323 (electronic book) |
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0809337320 (electronic book) |
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9780809337316 |
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0809337312 |
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0809337320 |
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