The world, the flesh, and the devil: a history of colonial St. Louis
Title Statements
- Full title :The world, the flesh, and the devil : a history of colonial St. Louis / Patricia Cleary.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:cop. 2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Missouri Press
- Place of Publication:Columbia, Mo
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:cop. 2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 vol. (XIV-357 p.) : : ill. ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780826219138, 0826219136
- oclc:ocn800592800
Table of Contents
From France to the frontier -- Settling "Paincourt" : Indians, the fur trade, and farms -- "A strange mixture" : rulers, misrule, and unruly inhabitants in the 1760s -- Power dynamics and the Indian presence in St. Louis -- Sex, race, and empire : the peopling of St. Louis -- "The world, the flesh, and the devil" : conflicts over religion, alcohol, and authority -- A village in crisis : conflict and violence on the brink of war -- "L'année du coup" : the "last day of St. Louis" and the Revolutionary War -- The struggles of the 1780s -- St. Louis in the 1790s : the enemies within and without -- "The devil take all" or "a happy change"? : the end of European rule and the American takeover.
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