Fort Toulouse : the French outpost at the Alabamas on the Coosa / by Daniel H. Thomas ; with an introduction by Gregory Waselkov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Daniel H.

Series:

Library of Alabama classics.

The Library of Alabama classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French--Alabama--History--18th century.

French.

Fort Toulouse Site (Ala.).

Alabama--History--To 1819.

Alabama.

Wetumpka Region (Ala.)--Antiquities.

Wetumpka Region (Ala.).

Alabama--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Situated at the head of the Alabama River system-at the juncture of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers-Fort Toulouse in 1717 was planned to keep the local Indians neutral, if not loyal, to the French and contain the British in their southernmost Atlantic colonies. Unlike the usual frontier settlements, Fort Toulouse was both a diplomatic post, since its officers acted as resident ministers, and a military post. Because it was located in a friendly territory adjoining an area under a rival (British) influence, the post participated in psychological warfare rather than in blood-letting.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Recent Archaeological and Historical Research by Gregory A. Waselkov; Fort Toulouse: The French Outpost at the Alabamas on the Coosa; I. The Potentialities of a Fort at the Head of the Alabama River; II. Conditions and Events Leading to the Establishment of the Post; III. The Construction of Fort Toulouse in 1717; IV. Its Military Role and History; V. Life on the Post; VI. Trade at the Alabama Post; VII. Fort Toulouse as a Missionary Center; VIII. The Fort as a Diplomatic Center; IX. The Show Down-The French and Indian War, 1754-1763

X. The Fort in the Treaty NegotiationsXI. The French Evacuation in 1763 and the British Decision Not to Garrison the Fort; XII. Sequel; Notes

Notes:

"Appeared originally in the Fall 1960 issue of the Alabama historical quarterly."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-90).

ISBN:

0-585-20785-2

OCLC:

650060122