Author: Dr. Theodore P. and Susanne Fadler
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365110559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Memoirs tell the story of early French exploration into the New World which included villages and ports from New Orleans north to Canada. The characters and their families are dealt with in detail, the genealogists and historian will not be disappointed in this tale with early French coureur-des-bois and voyageurs many with Indian wives as well as major characters in mid-American history. Treason, treachery, counterfeiting, kidnapping, murder and intrigue fill the book. Relationships, courting and early marriages with related families who were the first settlers in the Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher area and the early Louisiana and Illinois territory are woven throughout the narrative. Expect surprise visits by George Washington, LaSalle, Mccarty, Big Harpe, Little Harpe who are infamous as the first serial killers of North America, John Duff the Counterfeiter, John Law, John Dodge, George Rogers Clark, Sam Mason the River Pirate, and the Cave-in-the-Rock Gang, all play unexpected roles in this book.
Memoirs of a French Village Ð Chronicles of Prairie du Rocher, Kaskaskia and the French Triangle
Author: Dr. Theodore P. and Susanne Fadler
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365110559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Memoirs tell the story of early French exploration into the New World which included villages and ports from New Orleans north to Canada. The characters and their families are dealt with in detail, the genealogists and historian will not be disappointed in this tale with early French coureur-des-bois and voyageurs many with Indian wives as well as major characters in mid-American history. Treason, treachery, counterfeiting, kidnapping, murder and intrigue fill the book. Relationships, courting and early marriages with related families who were the first settlers in the Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher area and the early Louisiana and Illinois territory are woven throughout the narrative. Expect surprise visits by George Washington, LaSalle, Mccarty, Big Harpe, Little Harpe who are infamous as the first serial killers of North America, John Duff the Counterfeiter, John Law, John Dodge, George Rogers Clark, Sam Mason the River Pirate, and the Cave-in-the-Rock Gang, all play unexpected roles in this book.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365110559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Memoirs tell the story of early French exploration into the New World which included villages and ports from New Orleans north to Canada. The characters and their families are dealt with in detail, the genealogists and historian will not be disappointed in this tale with early French coureur-des-bois and voyageurs many with Indian wives as well as major characters in mid-American history. Treason, treachery, counterfeiting, kidnapping, murder and intrigue fill the book. Relationships, courting and early marriages with related families who were the first settlers in the Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher area and the early Louisiana and Illinois territory are woven throughout the narrative. Expect surprise visits by George Washington, LaSalle, Mccarty, Big Harpe, Little Harpe who are infamous as the first serial killers of North America, John Duff the Counterfeiter, John Law, John Dodge, George Rogers Clark, Sam Mason the River Pirate, and the Cave-in-the-Rock Gang, all play unexpected roles in this book.
Kaskaskia
Author: David MacDonald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : ARCHITECTURE
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washed it away"--
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : ARCHITECTURE
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washed it away"--
History of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Author: John Ernest Rothensteiner
Publisher:
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Category : Saint Louis (Archdiocese)
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
The archdiocese comprises the Missouri counties of Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, Washington, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Perry, St. Charles & St. Louis.
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Category : Saint Louis (Archdiocese)
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
The archdiocese comprises the Missouri counties of Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, Washington, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Perry, St. Charles & St. Louis.
The History of Coles County, Illinois
A History of Lake County, Illinois
Author: John J. Halsey
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
History of Ford County, Illinois
Author: Ernest Arthur Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Chicago Antiquities - Comprising Original Items and Relations, Letters, Extracts, and Notes - Pertaining to Early Chicago; Embellished with Views, Portraits, Autographs
Author: Henry Higgins Hurlbut
Publisher: Sutton Press
ISBN: 1445542498
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Sutton Press
ISBN: 1445542498
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
V.29 entitled The Attainment of statehood; v.31 entitled California letters of Lucuis Fairchild.
Publisher:
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
V.29 entitled The Attainment of statehood; v.31 entitled California letters of Lucuis Fairchild.
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846
Author: Reuben Gold Thwaites
Publisher:
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Category : Mississippi River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Colonization of North America, 1492-1783
Author: Herbert Eugene Bolton
Publisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description