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The Story Of Old Ste Genevieve

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Author : Gregory M. Franzwa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

The Story Of Old Ste Genevieve written by Gregory M. Franzwa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.

Stories Of Old Ste Genevieve

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933

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Stories Of Old Ste Genevieve

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Author : Harry J. Petrequin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933*

Stories Of Old Ste Genevieve written by Harry J. Petrequin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933* with Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) categories.

From French Community To Missouri Town

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Author : Bonnie Stepenoff
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2006-09-01

From French Community To Missouri Town written by Bonnie Stepenoff and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-01 with History categories.

A small French settlement thrived for half a century on the west bank of the Mississippi River before the Louisiana Purchase made it part of the United States in 1803. But for the citizens of Ste. Genevieve, becoming Americans involved more than simply acknowledging a transfer of power. Bonnie Stepenoff has written an engaging history of Missouri’s oldest permanent settlement to explore what it meant to be Americanized in our country’s early years. Picking up where other studies of Ste. Genevieve leave off, she traces the dramatic changes wrought by the transfer of sovereignty to show the process of social and economic transformation on a young nation’s new frontier. Stepenoff tells how French and Spanish residents—later joined by German immigrants and American settlers—made necessary compromises to achieve order and community, forging a democracy that represented different approaches to such matters as education, religion, property laws, and women’s rights. By examining the town’s historical circumstances, its legal institutions, and especially its popular customs, she shows how Ste. Genevieve differed from other towns along the Mississippi. Stepenoff has plumbed the town’s voluminous archives to share previously untold stories of Ste. Genevieve citizens that reflect how Americanization affected their lives. In these pages we meet a free woman of color who sued a prominent white family for support of her children; a slave who obtained her own freedom and then purchased her daughters’ freedom; a local sheriff who joined Aaron Burr’s conspiracy; and a doctor who treated cholera victims and later became a U.S. senator. More than colorful characters, these are real people shown pursuing justice and liberty under a new flag. The story of Ste. Genevieve serves as a testament to Tocqueville’s observations on American democracy while also challenging some of the commonly held beliefs about that institution. From French Community to Missouri Town provides a better understanding not only of how democracy works but also of what it meant to become American when America was still young.

Colonial Ste Genevieve

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Author : Carl J. Ekberg
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2014-09-24

Colonial Ste Genevieve written by Carl J. Ekberg and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-24 with History categories.

Dr. Ekberg's masterwork on the old French town south of St. Louis brings into sharp focus life in colonial America. Ekberg has rendered a rich portrait of community life on the most fascinating of American frontiers, the composite world of French Creoles and American Indians in the Mississippi Valley. This is an important book and a good read to boot. That's how Yale University's John Mack Faragher praised this book.

Historical Highlights Of Ste Genevieve 1735 1961

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Author : Sainte Genevieve (Mo.). Woman's Club
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961*

Historical Highlights Of Ste Genevieve 1735 1961 written by Sainte Genevieve (Mo.). Woman's Club and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961* with categories.

Missouri A Guide To The Show Me State

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Author : Federal Writers' Project
language : en
Publisher: US History Publishers
Release Date : 1941

Missouri A Guide To The Show Me State written by Federal Writers' Project and has been published by US History Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Missouri categories.

Ste Genevieve Bi Centennial Celebration And Pageant

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Author : J. B. Platisha
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-18

Ste Genevieve Bi Centennial Celebration And Pageant written by J. B. Platisha and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Excerpt from Ste. Genevieve Bi-Centennial Celebration and Pageant: The Mother of the West, 1735-1935 There is so much that could be said about the colorful history that surrounds this old community that one is at a loss as to the pro per selection of historical incidents that should be used for the portrayal of its true greatness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Opening The Ozarks

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Author : Walter A. Schroeder
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2002

Opening The Ozarks written by Walter A. Schroeder and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.

As the oldest European settlement in Missouri, Ste. Genevieve was the funnel through which the eastern Ozarks (the 5,000 square miles beyond Ste. Genevieve's location on the Mississippi) was established. A magisterial account of the settlement of this area from 1760 through 1830, Opening the Ozarks focuses on the acquisition and occupation of land, the transformation of the environment, the creation of cohesive settlements, and the building of neighborhoods and eventually organized counties. The study begins with the French Creole settlement at Old Ste. Genevieve in the middle of the eighteenth century. It describes the movement of the French into the Ozark hills during the rest of that century and continues with that of the American immigrants into Upper Louisiana after 1796, ending with the Americanization of the district after the Louisiana Purchase. Walter Schroeder examines the cultural transition from a French society, operating under a Spanish administration, to an American society in which French, Indians, and Africans formed minorities.

Ste Genevieve

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Author : Richard Deposki
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008

Ste Genevieve written by Richard Deposki and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.

In the late 1600s and early 1700s, the French established forts, such as Fort de Chartres, in the midaMississippi Valley, as well as villages, such as River des Peres and Mine la Motte. Ste. Genevieve was founded in the late 1740s when French Canadians settled on the rich soil of the floodplain. They built homes, cultivated crops (including corn and cotton), and mined the rich veins of lead and the bluffs for stone. The great flood of 1785, referred to by early residents as laannA(c)e des grandes eaux, swept away the tiny village, and the mighty Mississippi River reclaimed its riverbed, forcing residents to move their village several miles farther west to higher ground. Today much of the early French culture remains in the numerous 18th- and 19th-century Creole houses that line the ancient streets. Germans began to arrive in the early 1800s and left their mark using the abundant clay and limestone for brick buildings and limestone houses. Ste. Genevieve is dotted with landmarks: the famous Bolduc House, the apost-in-the-grounda Amoureux House, the Felix VallA(c) House, and many other historic and architectural treasures.