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Lives of Fort de Chartres: Commandants, Soldiers, and Civilians in French Illinois, 17201770
David Macdonald
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Description for Lives of Fort de Chartres: Commandants, Soldiers, and Civilians in French Illinois, 17201770
Paperback. This book details the French colonial experience in Illinois from 1720 to 1770 through vivid depictions of the places, people, and events around the fort and its neighboring villages. The biographies and historical narrative in the volume illuminate the challenges that shaped the French colonies in America. " Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
The vivid peoples and cultures of eighteenthcentury French Illinois
Fort de Chartres, built in 17191720 in the heart of what would become the American Midwest, embodied French colonial power for half a century. Lives of Fort de Chartres, by David MacDonald, details the French colonial experience in Illinois from 1720 to 1770 through vivid depictions of the places, people, and events around the fort and its neighboring villages. Subjects treated in the book include French–Native American relations, the fur trade, early Illinois agriculture, and tensions among different religious orders. Together, the biographies and historical narrative in the volume illuminate ... Read more
The vivid peoples and cultures of eighteenthcentury French Illinois
Fort de Chartres, built in 17191720 in the heart of what would become the American Midwest, embodied French colonial power for half a century. Lives of Fort de Chartres, by David MacDonald, details the French colonial experience in Illinois from 1720 to 1770 through vivid depictions of the places, people, and events around the fort and its neighboring villages. Subjects treated in the book include French–Native American relations, the fur trade, early Illinois agriculture, and tensions among different religious orders. Together, the biographies and historical narrative in the volume illuminate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809334605
SKU
V9780809334605
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Ref
99-15
About David Macdonald
David MacDonald is an emeritus professor of history at Illinois State University, where he taught for thirtyfive years. He has published over fifty articles on Greek and Roman history and is the author of several books, the most recent of which is Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory. In retirement he has expanded his interests to ... Read more
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