Founding St. Louis: First City of the New West (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540224415)

The animal wealth of the western "wilderness" provided by talented "savages" encouraged French-Americans from Illinois, Canada and Louisiana to found a cosmopolitan center of international commerce that was a model of multicultural harmony. Historian J. Frederick Fausz offers a fresh interpretation of Saint Louis from 1764 to 1804, explaining how Pierre Lacl de, the early Chouteaus, Saint Ange de Bellerive and the Osage Indians established a "gateway" to an enlightened, alternative frontier of peace and prosperity before Lewis and Clark were even born. Historians, genealogists and general readers will appreciate the well-researched perspectives in this engaging story about a novel French West long ignored in American History.

Author: J. Frederick Fausz
ISBN-10: 1540224414
ISBN-13: 9781540224415
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2011
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d