Dawn's Light Woman & Nicolas Franchomme : marriage and law in the Illinois Country /
"In the heart of France's North American empire, the village of Kaskaskia was a community of French-Canadian fur traders and Kaskaskia Indians who not only lived together but often intermarried. These Indigenous and French intermarriages were central to colonial Illinois society, and the c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
[2022]
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| Summary: | "In the heart of France's North American empire, the village of Kaskaskia was a community of French-Canadian fur traders and Kaskaskia Indians who not only lived together but often intermarried. These Indigenous and French intermarriages were central to colonial Illinois society, and the coupling of Marguerite 8assecam8c8e (Dawn's Light Woman) and Nicolas Franchomme, in particular, was critical to expanding the jurisdiction of French law"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780809338863 0809338866 |