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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ekberg, Carl J. (Author), Person, Sharon K., 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The Illinois Country
  • Native American Wives and French Husbands
  • Jacques Bourdon in Life and in Death
  • Marguerite 8assecam8c8e is Attacked
  • Franchomme Prevails
  • Textures of Life
  • The Marriage Contract : Center of Life
  • The Fox Scourge
  • Aubains and Régnicoles : Blood and Culture
  • Marguerite 8assecam8c8e's Last Dance
  • Conclusion : The Critical Decade
  • Illinois Country Generations : The 1726 Census.