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Founding St. Louis : first city of the new West /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fausz, J. Frederick
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.) > History.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > History > Pictorial works.
Laclède-Liguest, Pierre de, > 1724-1778.
Chouteau, Auguste, > 1750-1829.
French Americans > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > Missouri > Saint Louis.
City planning > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Osage Indians > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > Ethnic relations.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > Commerce > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A French heritage lost and found
  • pt. 1. Founding St. Louis : origins
  • The pioneer from the Pyrenees
  • The planning in New Orleans
  • The people of French Illinois
  • pt. 2. Fashioning St. Louis : operations
  • Constructing a wilderness civilization
  • Creating a congenial Indian capital
  • Epilogue: Finding and "fixing" St. Louis.