Begun as a royal adventure to enhance the glory of the king, the Dutch War sparked serious debate within the French government over the relationship of the ruler to the state. Ekberg focuses on one significant year of the war and explains how, despite opposition by several counsellors, the king escalated the original conflict into a full European war and wrought a dramatic shift in French policy.
Creates a picture of the Illinois country as a single ethnic, economic, and cultural entity. Focusing on the French Creole communities along the Mississippi River, this book shows how land use practices intersected with several issues between Illinois and New Orleans to the significance of the mentalities of French Creoles and Anglo-Americans.
The first history of Indian slavery in the Mississippi Valley during the colonial era
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