Kaskaskia Under the French Regime

by Natalia Maree Belting

"The Illinois Habitant," writes Natalia Maree Belting, "was a gay soul; he seemed shockingly carefree to later, self-righteous puritans from the American colonies. He danced on Sunday after mass, was passionately attached to faro and half a dozen other card games, and played billiards at all hours. He gossiped long over a friendly pipe and congenial mug of brandy in the half-dusk of his porch or in the noisy tavern."

First published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809325365
• ISBN13: 9780809325368
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"