Founding St. Louis: First City of the New West
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609490169 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Historian J. Frederick Fausz offers a fresh interpretation of Saint Louis from 1764 to 1804, explaining how Pierre Lacl de, the early Chouteaus, Saint Ange de Bellerive and the Osage Indians established a "gateway" to an enlightened, alternative frontier of peace and prosperity before Lewis and Clark were even born. Historians, genealogists and general readers will appreciate the well-researched perspectives in this engaging story about a novel French West long ignored in American History.. The an
Fred Fausz is a history professor and former dean of the Pierre Laclede Honors College at the University of Missouri, St. Committed to sharing historical knowledge with the general public, he was a consultant on Kevin Costner's eight-hour Indian documentary, 500 Nations, and has exhibited his extensive collection of fur trade artifacts in major museums and at other sites in seven midwestern st
"View the American Frontier from West to East" according to Stephen E. Williams. "Founding St. Louis, First City of the New West" is both way more and way less that an early history of St. Louis.* It is much more than a history of St. Louis because it provides a view of history unfamiliar to most Americans, even those relatively well educated in history. Americans tend to view the old "American frontier" as the edge of the expanding agricultural lands settled by English speaking people. The areas just to the east of lands still occupied by the various American Indian nations. This well written, easy to read, book Provides a view of a French-American culture with a well established agricultural. Excellent History of St. Louis Early Development Bob Laclede As a long time follower of St. Louis history, I found this is an excellent and very in depth review of the founders of St. Louis. Fred Fausz talks about the motivation that led the founders (Laclede and Chouteau) from the mountains in France to the shores of the Mississippi River and what drove their thoughts and enabled their personal success, and the success of the early days of the entire City of St. Louis.This book is extremely well researched and ties together many of the complex issues of the time (like Thomas Jefferson's policies towards the Native American Indians) that I have never seen discussed before.P. "Very Informative" according to Mark Sutter. In-depth research and a knack for telling the story made this an enjoyable book to read. It is impressive that the early settlers were able to accomplish so much while enduring some pretty primitive times. I was surprised to learn how the entire success of early St. Louis can be attributed to the French traders and the huge contribution of their trading partners -- the Osage Indians. I was also somewhat dismayed to learn how the Jefferson administration greatly mistreated the Osage Indians and literally forced them out of their Missouri homeland.If you enjoy this book you might also consider American Confluence -
Louis, of colonial Louisiana, of the Early Atlantic World, and of American history." --Stephen Aron, author of American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State"The details will fascinate, and every reader will learn something new, even those well-versed in the city's history. Louis digs deep to offer the most impressive history yet written of the city's French founders, of the old world they came from and the new one they created. Louis now has the solid foundation it has deserved." --Jay Gitlin, author of The Bourgeois Frontier: French Towns, French Traders, and American Expansion. He brings to life its fascinating French, Osage Indian, and other peoples, as well as its natural and urban landscape and the central importance of international commerce. The story of the founding of St. An absolutely essential book for historians of St. In doing so, he shows us a