Land of big rivers
Subtitle: French and Indian Illinois, 1699-1778
By: M.J. Morgan.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780809329885
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois; Human ecology -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century; Floodplains -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century; Uplands -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century; French -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century; Indians of North America -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century; British -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century; Illinois -- History -- To 1778; Illinois -- Environmental conditions; Illinois -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 18th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: A word about buffalo; title: Illinois country ecology; title: pt. 1. The flourishing floodplain, 1699-1750; title: Cahokia : French and Indian struggles; title: Chartres : French and Indian successes; title: Trade matrix at Fort Chartres : farmers, traders, and provisioners; title: Interlude : Prairie invasions, 1751-52; title: pt. 2. Uplands arena, 1750-78; title: A ragged resource War : British in the Illinois; title: Predations and survivals : French, British, and Indian Illinois; title: Epilogue: Losses.