Title: From French Community to Missouri Town
Subtitle: Ste. Genevieve in the Nineteenth Century
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.
Subjects: Social conditions, Ethnic relations, History, Missouri, history, Missouri, social conditions, Missouri, social life and customs