Wild Frenchmen and Frenchified Indians : material culture and race in colonial Louisiana Sophie White

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Sophie.

Series:

Early American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French--Louisiana--History--18th century.

French.

Indians of North America--Louisiana--History--18th century.

Indians of North America.

Louisiana--Race relations--History--18th century.

Louisiana.

Race awareness--Louisiana--History--18th century.

Race awareness.

Material culture--Louisiana--History--18th century.

Material culture.

Clothing and dress--Social aspects--Louisiana--History--18th century.

Clothing and dress.

Physical Description:

viii, 329 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012.

Contents:

Frenchification in the Illinois country. "Their manner of living" ; "Nothing of the Sauvage" ; "One people and one god"

Frenchified indians and wild frenchmen in New Orleans. "The first Creole from this colony that we have received": Sister Ste. Marthe and the limits of frenchification ; "To ensure that he not give himself over to the sauvages": cleanliness, crease, and skin color ; "We are all sauvages": frenchmen into indians

Epilogue: "true French"

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-317) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.

The Indian Rights Association Complementary Collection.

The French North America Collection.

ISBN:

9780812244373 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0812244370 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

785870989

Publisher Number:

40021813284