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The time of the French in the heart of North America, 1673-1818 /

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Main Author: Balesi, Charles John, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Alliance Française Chicago, 1992.
Subjects and Genres:
To 1803
French > Mississippi River Valley > History.
Français > Mississippi, Vallée du > Histoire.
Français > Illinois > Histoire.
French
Kolonie
Geschichte (1673-1818)
Mississippi River Valley > History > To 1803.
Illinois > History.
Mississippi, Vallée du > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1803.
Illinois > Histoire.
Illinois
Mississippi River Valley
Nordamerika
Frankreich
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • List of abbreviations
  • Introduction: French aspirations in North America
  • Explorations: 1673-1678
  • LaSalle's Illinois, 1679-1683
  • The perilous transition
  • Tonty takes charge
  • A lonely command
  • Illinois enters modern history
  • The growing years
  • The Chickasaw wars
  • "Les habitans"
  • Serving God and King
  • The Indians
  • The Blacks
  • The last years under the fleur-de-lis: 1750-1765
  • British east, Spanish west
  • The Americans arrive
  • The time of the French fades into history
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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