From French community to Missouri town : Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century / Bonnie Stepenoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stepenoff, Bonnie, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sainte Genevieve (Mo.)--History--19th century.

Sainte Genevieve (Mo.).

Sainte Genevieve (Mo.)--Social conditions.

Sainte Genevieve (Mo.)--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index.

ISBN:

0826216684

OCLC:

65425761

Publisher Number:

9780826216687