Louis Bolduc and the French Colonial Settlement at Ste. Genevieve
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Ste. Genevieve (designated a National Historic Park in 2020) was the first permanent European settlement established on the west side of the Mississippi in Upper Louisiana, antedating St. Louis by more than a decade, and Louis Bolduc was its best-known citizen. Bolduc arrived in the Old Town of Ste. Genevieve ca. 1761, as the French and Indian War was winding down. With a focus on Bolduc and his family, readers are given a window into the workings of a rapidly evolving village during the colonial era. The depiction of Bolduc is not strictly biographical as a single historical figure but rather is set within the context of his two successive wives, his children, his neighbors, his enslaved people, and his built environment, including his famous French vertical log house. The book provides the foundation for narratives on non-British colonies, Native American interactions with colonists, and the situation of Native American and African American slavery, all within the context of Missouri before it became a state.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:082622301X
ISBN13:9780826223012
Release Date:December 2023
Publisher:University of Missouri Press
Length:274 Pages
Dimensions:6.0" x 9.0"
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