The world, the flesh, and the devil, a history of colonial St. Louis, Patricia Cleary
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The world, the flesh, and the devil, a history of colonial St. Louis, Patricia Cleary
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-345) and index
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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The world, the flesh, and the devil
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bibliography
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671703399
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Patricia Cleary
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a history of colonial St. Louis
Table Of Contents
From France to the frontier -- Settling "Paincourt" : Indians, the fur trade, and farms -- "A strange mixture" : rulers, misrule, and unruly inhabitants in the 1760s -- Power dynamics and the Indian presence in St. Louis -- Sex, race, and empire : the peopling of St. Louis -- "The world, the flesh, and the devil" : conflicts over religion, alcohol, and authority -- A village in crisis : conflict and violence on the brink of war -- "L'année du coup" : the "last day of St. Louis" and the Revolutionary War -- The struggles of the 1780s -- St. Louis in the 1790s : the enemies within and without -- "The devil take all" or "a happy change"? : the end of European rule and the American takeover
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History of colonial St. Louis
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