From French community to Missouri town : Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century
"Examines the historical circumstances, legal institutions, and popular customs of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri's oldest permanent settlement, to discuss how French and Spanish residents, German immigrants, and American settlers compromised on issues of education, religion, property laws, and women's rights to achieve order and community before and after the Louisiana Purchase"--Provided by publisher
History
1 online resource (xiii, 232 pages) : illustrations
9780826265654, 0826265650
191935714
Ste. Genevieve in 1803
The old French aristocracy
Americans in a French community
German influx
Becoming an American town
Law and order in Ste. Genevieve
French women in an American republic
Slavery and freedom
Work and family in Ste. Genevieve
Home, church, and school
Life, death, and remembrance
Holidays and celebrations
Ste. Genevieve in 1885
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010