From French community to Missouri town: Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century
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Main Author: Stepenoff, Bonnie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia University of Missouri Press c2006
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index
Ste. Genevieve in 1803 -- The old French aristocracy -- Americans in a French community -- German influx -- Becoming an American town -- Law and order in Ste. Genevieve -- French women in an American republic -- Slavery and freedom -- Work and family in Ste. Genevieve -- Home, church, and school -- Life, death, and remembrance -- Holidays and celebrations -- Ste. Genevieve in 1885
"Examines the historical circumstances, legal institutions, and popular customs of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri's oldest permanent settlement, to discuss how French and Spanish residents, German immigrants, and American settlers compromised on issues of education, religion, property laws, and women's rights to achieve order and community before and after the Louisiana Purchase"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 232 p.)
ISBN:0826265650
9780826216687
9780826265654

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