Founding St. Louis: First City of the New West

By J. Frederick Fausz

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609490169
• ISBN13: 9781609490164
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"