Castorland journal : an account of the exploration and settlement of northern New York State by French emigres in the years 1793 to 1797 / Simon Desjardins & Pierre Pharoux ; edited and translated by John A. Gallucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desjardins, Simon.

Contributor:

Pharoux, Pierre.

Gallucci, John A., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--New York (State)--Diaries.

Explorers.

Explorers--France--Diaries.

Castorland Region (N.Y.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Castorland Region (N.Y.).

New York (State)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

New York (State).

New York (State)--History--1775-1865.

Compagnie de New York--History.

Compagnie de New York.

Desjardins, Simon--Diaries.

Desjardins, Simon.

Pharoux, Pierre--Diaries.

Pharoux, Pierre.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Castorland Journal is a diary, a travel narrative about early New York, a work of autobiography, and a narrative of a dramatic and complex period in American history. In 1792 Parisian businessmen and speculators established the New York Company.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Castorland Journal 1793

Castorland Journal 1794

Castorland Journal 1795

Castorland Journal 1796-1797

Prospectus of the New York Company

Constitution Of the New York Company

Letter to Nicolas Olive

Synopsis of Travel

Overview of Castorland Workers

Currency and Measures

Place-Names in the Castorland Journal

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8014-6015-8

OCLC:

726824247