Bibliograph

Founding St. Louis, first city of the new West, J. Frederick Fausz

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Founding St. Louis, first city of the new West, J. Frederick Fausz

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Founding St. Louis

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

J. Frederick Fausz

Sub title

first city of the new West

Summary

The animal wealth of the western "wilderness" provided by talented "savages" encouraged French-Americans from Illinois, Canada and Louisiana to found a cosmopolitan center of international commerce that was a model of multicultural harmony. Historian J. Frederick Fausz offers a fresh interpretation of Saint Louis from 1764 to 1804, explaining how Pierre Lacl de, the early Chouteaus, Saint Ange de Bellerive and the Osage Indians established a "gateway" to an enlightened, alternative frontier of peace and prosperity before Lewis and Clark were even born. Historians, genealogists and general readers will appreciate the well-researched perspectives in this engaging story about a novel French West long ignored in American History

Target audience

adult

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Founding Saint Louis

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