From French Community to Missouri Town
Subtitle: Ste. Genevieve in the Nineteenth Century
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: August 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780826216687
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Sainte Genevieve (Mo.); History - General History; History; History - U.S.; United States - State & Local - Midwest; History: American; Missouri; Social conditions; United States - 19th Century; United States - State & Local - General; 19th century; Ethnic relations
Description: "Examines the historical circumstances, legal institutions, and popular customs of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri's oldest permanent settlement, to discuss how French and Spanish residents, German immigrants, and American settlers compromised on issues of education, religion, property laws, and women's rights to achieve order and community before and after the Louisiana Purchase"--Provided by publisher.