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The time of the French in the heart of North America, 1673-1818 / Charles J. Balesi.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F352 .B34 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Balesi, Charles J. (Charles John), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mississippi River Valley--History--To 1803.
- Mississippi River Valley.
- Illinois--History.
- Illinois.
- French--Mississippi River Valley--History.
- French.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xi, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Alliance Française Chicago, 1992.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: French aspirations in North America
- Explorations: 1673-1678
- LaSalle's Illinois, 1679-1683
- The perilous transition
- Tonty takes charge
- A lonely command
- Illinois enters modern history
- The growing years
- The Chickasaw wars
- "Les habitans"
- Serving God and King
- The Indians
- The Blacks
- The last years under the fleur-de-lis: 1750-1765
- British east, Spanish west
- The Americans arrive
- The time of the French fades into history
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-341) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The de la Roche French North America Collection
- Other Format:
- Online version: Balesi, Charles John. Time of the French in the heart of North America, 1673-1818.
- ISBN:
- 1881370003
- 9781881370000
- OCLC:
- 26718371
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