| Cavalier in the Wilderness Contributor(s): Phares, Ross (Author), Hastings, Jack (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0882891278 ISBN-13: 9780882891279 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1976 Annotation: The biography of Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, the man chosen by France to preside over the region of Texas and Louisiana during the early 1700s. One of the most notable figures in the early history of the Lower Mississippi Valley, St. Denis was an outstanding diplomat-soldier-administrator, successfully keeping the Spanish at bay, maintaining peace with the Indians of the area, and promoting international trade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 76001409 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.03" W x 9.01" (0.85 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Biography of Louis Juchereau de St. Denis (1676-1744), who founded Natchitoches. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phares, Ross: - Ross Phares is also the author of Texas Tradition [pb (F)], Cavalier in the Wilderness [pb (F)], and Reverend Devil: Master Criminal of the Old South [pb(F)], all of which are published by Pelican. He is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. |