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Author: Mary B. Cunningham Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 442
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The Chouteau family and descendants, who played a major part in develop- ing of the Louisiana Purchase territory. Descendants of Marie Therese Bourgeois (1733-1814), who was born in New Orleans, a daughter of Nicolas Bourgeois and Marie Joseph Tarare. In 1748 she was married to Rene Chouteau (1723-1776). He was born in l'Hermenault, diocese of LaRochelle, France, the son of Rene Chouteau and Marie Sarazin. They had two children, Rene and Auguste Chouteau (1750-1829). Marie Therese married (2) Pierre Laclede. They had three children. Family moved from New Orleans to St. Louis, Mo. in 1764.
Author: Mary B. Cunningham Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 442
Book Description
The Chouteau family and descendants, who played a major part in develop- ing of the Louisiana Purchase territory. Descendants of Marie Therese Bourgeois (1733-1814), who was born in New Orleans, a daughter of Nicolas Bourgeois and Marie Joseph Tarare. In 1748 she was married to Rene Chouteau (1723-1776). He was born in l'Hermenault, diocese of LaRochelle, France, the son of Rene Chouteau and Marie Sarazin. They had two children, Rene and Auguste Chouteau (1750-1829). Marie Therese married (2) Pierre Laclede. They had three children. Family moved from New Orleans to St. Louis, Mo. in 1764.
Author: Patricia Cleary Publisher: University of Missouri Press ISBN: 0826272428 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 376
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As Anglo-American colonists along the Atlantic seaboard began to protest British rule in the 1760s, a new settlement was emerging many miles west. St. Louis, founded simply as a French trading post, was expanding into a diverse global village. Few communities in eighteenth-century North America had such a varied population: indigenous Americans, French traders and farmers, African and Indian slaves, British officials, and immigrant explorers interacted there under the weak guidance of the Spanish governors. As the city’s significance as a hub of commerce grew, its populace became increasingly unpredictable, feuding over matters large and small and succumbing too often to the temptations of “the world, the flesh, and the devil.” But British leaders and American Revolutionaries still sought to acquire the area, linking St. Louis to the era’s international political and economic developments and placing this young community at the crossroads of empire. With its colonial period too often glossed over in histories of both early America and the city itself, St. Louis merits a new treatment. The first modern book devoted exclusively to the history of colonial St. Louis, The World, the Flesh, and the Devil illuminates how its people loved, fought, worshipped, and traded. Covering the years from the settlement’s 1764 founding to its 1804 absorption into the young United States, this study reflects on the experiences of the village’s many inhabitants. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil recounts important, neglected episodes in the early history of St. Louis in a narrative drawn from original documentary records. Chapters detail the official censure of the illicit union at the heart of St. Louis’s founding family, the 1780 battle that nearly destroyed the village, Spanish efforts to manage commercial relations between Indian peoples and French traders, and the ways colonial St. Louisans tested authority and thwarted traditional norms. Patricia Cleary argues that St. Louis residents possessed a remarkable willingness to adapt and innovate, which enabled them to survive the many challenges they faced. The interior regions of the U.S. have been largely relegated to the margins of colonial American history, even though their early times were just as dynamic and significant as those that occurred back east. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil is an inclusive, wide-ranging, and overdue account of the Gateway city’s earliest years, and this engaging book contributes to a comprehensive national history by revealing the untold stories of Upper Louisiana’s capital.
Author: Cyprian Clamorgan Publisher: University of Missouri Press ISBN: 0826263593 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 136
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In 1858, Cyprian Clamorgan wrote a brief but immensely readable book entitled The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis. The grandson of a white voyageur and a mulatto woman, he was himself a member of the "colored aristocracy." In a setting where the vast majority of African Americans were slaves, and where those who were free generally lived in abject poverty, Clamorgan's "aristocrats" were exceptional people. Wealthy, educated, and articulate, these men and women occupied a "middle ground." Their material advantages removed them from the mass of African Americans, but their race barred them from membership in white society. The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis is both a serious analysis of the social and legal disabilities under which African Americans of all classes labored and a settling of old scores. Somewhat malicious, Clamorgan enjoyed pointing out the foibles of his friends and enemies, but his book had a serious message as well. "He endeavored to convince white Americans that race was not an absolute, that the black community was not a monolith, that class, education, and especially wealth, should count for something." Despite its fascinating insights into antebellum St. Louis, Clamorgan's book has been virtually ignored since its initial publication. Using deeds, church records, court cases, and other primary sources, Winch reacquaints readers with this important book and establishes its place in the context of African American history. This annotated edition of The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis includes an introductory essay on African Americans in St. Louis before the Civil War, as well as an account of the lives of the author and the members of his remarkable family—a family that was truly at the heart of the city's "colored aristocracy" for four generations. A witty and perceptive commentary on race and class, The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis is a remarkable story about a largely forgotten segment of nineteenth-century society. Scholars and general readers alike will appreciate Clamorgan's insights into one of antebellum America's most important communities.
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