The Resource Before Lewis and Clark : the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier, Shirley Christian
Before Lewis and Clark : the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier, Shirley Christian
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- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 509 p., [8] leaves of plates
- Contents
-
- Among a people of strange speech
- The first generation: Pierre Laclède Liguest
- Haughty children of the middle waters
- The business of St. Louis
- Auguste and Pierre, greatly loved and greatly feared
- New rulers, new ways
- Intrigues and possibilities
- Enveloped in a cloud of miseries
- Dreaming big--and stumbling
- The third generation
- Auguste and Pierre: men of property
- Pierre Jr.: gentle Creole, driven tycoon
- A.P. Chouteau: star-crossed hero
- François and Bérénice: together to a new place
- Pierre Jr.: position, advantage, and perhaps vanity
- Isbn
- 9780374110055
- Label
- Before Lewis and Clark : the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier
- Title
- Before Lewis and Clark
- Title remainder
- the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier
- Statement of responsibility
- Shirley Christian
- Title variation
- Before Lewis and Clark
- Title variation remainder
- the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled Americas frontier
- Subject
-
- trueBusinesspeople
- trueChouteau family
- Chouteau family
- trueFrench Americans -- Biography
- French Americans -- Missouri | Saint Louis -- Biography
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- Missouri River Valley
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri River Valley
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Pioneers
- trueMissouri River -- History
- trueBiographies
- Missouri River Valley -- History
- Pioneers -- Missouri | Saint Louis -- Biography
- truePioneers -- St. Louis, Missouri -- Biography
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Biography
- trueSt. Louis, Missouri
- Missouri River Valley -- Biography
- Businessmen -- Missouri | Saint Louis -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Chronicles the fortunes of the Chouteau family, the wealthy French Canadian clan that guarded the entrance to the American West for generations, profiting from their special place on the frontier
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 165694
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1938-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Christian, Shirley
- Dewey number
- 977.8/6600441
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F474.S253
- LC item number
- A225 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Chouteau family
- Pioneers
- French Americans
- Businessmen
- Saint Louis (Mo.)
- Missouri River Valley
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Missouri River Valley
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier
- Label
- Before Lewis and Clark : the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier, Shirley Christian
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Among a people of strange speech -- The first generation: Pierre Laclède Liguest -- Haughty children of the middle waters -- The business of St. Louis -- Auguste and Pierre, greatly loved and greatly feared -- New rulers, new ways -- Intrigues and possibilities -- Enveloped in a cloud of miseries -- Dreaming big--and stumbling -- The third generation -- Auguste and Pierre: men of property -- Pierre Jr.: gentle Creole, driven tycoon -- A.P. Chouteau: star-crossed hero -- François and Bérénice: together to a new place -- Pierre Jr.: position, advantage, and perhaps vanity
- Control code
- 15823298
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 509 p., [8] leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374110055
- Lccn
- 2003064176
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm53434709
- (Sirsi) i9780374110055
- Label
- Before Lewis and Clark : the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier, Shirley Christian
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Among a people of strange speech -- The first generation: Pierre Laclède Liguest -- Haughty children of the middle waters -- The business of St. Louis -- Auguste and Pierre, greatly loved and greatly feared -- New rulers, new ways -- Intrigues and possibilities -- Enveloped in a cloud of miseries -- Dreaming big--and stumbling -- The third generation -- Auguste and Pierre: men of property -- Pierre Jr.: gentle Creole, driven tycoon -- A.P. Chouteau: star-crossed hero -- François and Bérénice: together to a new place -- Pierre Jr.: position, advantage, and perhaps vanity
- Control code
- 15823298
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 509 p., [8] leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374110055
- Lccn
- 2003064176
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm53434709
- (Sirsi) i9780374110055
Subject
- trueBusinesspeople
- trueChouteau family
- Chouteau family
- trueFrench Americans -- Biography
- French Americans -- Missouri | Saint Louis -- Biography
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- Missouri River Valley
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri River Valley
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Pioneers
- trueMissouri River -- History
- trueBiographies
- Missouri River Valley -- History
- Pioneers -- Missouri | Saint Louis -- Biography
- truePioneers -- St. Louis, Missouri -- Biography
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Biography
- trueSt. Louis, Missouri
- Missouri River Valley -- Biography
- Businessmen -- Missouri | Saint Louis -- Biography
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