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Title French roots in the Illinois country : the Mississippi frontier in colonial times / Carl J. Ekberg.
Author Ekberg, Carl J.
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2000.
Edition 1st pbk. ed.
Description xii, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Format text; unmediated; volume
ISBN 0252069242 (pbk.)

Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-339) and index.
Contents Introduction -- French longlots in North America -- Settlements in the Illinois country -- Open-field agriculture -- Habitants, slaves, and engagés -- Tilling the land in colonial Illinois -- Agricultural commerce in the Mississippi Valley -- Conclusion: changing times, changing mentalités.
Subjects (Topics) French Americans -- Illinois -- History.
Land settlement -- Illinois -- History.
Subjects (Places) Illinois -- History -- 1778-1865.
Illinois -- History -- To 1778.
Mississippi River Valley -- History -- To 1803.
Other title Mississippi frontier in colonial times
Bib utility control no. 47038509

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