| A History of Missouri (V1): Volume I, 1673 to 1820 Volume 1 Contributor(s): Foley, William E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826212859 ISBN-13: 9780826212856 Publisher: University of Missouri Press OUR PRICE: $28.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: A History of Missouri, 1673 to 1820, is the first of six volumes in The Missouri Sesquicentennial History, a comprehensive history of the state. Volume I covers the pre-statehood history of Missouri, beginning with the arrival in 1673 of the first Europeans in the area, Louis Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, and continuing through the development and growth of the region, to the final campaign for statehood in 1820. In tracing the broad outlines of Missouri's development through the formative years, the author examines the origins of Missouri's diverse heritage as the region passed under the control of French, Spanish, and American authorities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 977.8 |
| LCCN: 99057213 |
| Series: History of Missouri (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.84" W x 9.14" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Including a completely revised and updated bibliography, A History of Missouri: Volume I, 1673 to 1820 covers the pre-statehood history of Missouri, beginning with the arrival in 1673 of the first Europeans in the area, Louis Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, and continuing through the development and growth of the region, to the final campaign for statehood in 1820. In tracing the broad outlines of Missouri's development through the formative years, the author examines the origins of Missouri's diverse heritage as the region passed under the control of French, Spanish, and American authorities. |