Louis Bolduc and the French Colonial Settlement at Ste. Genevieve

by Carl J. Ekberg and Sharon K. Person

Ste. Genevieve (designated a National Historic Park in 2020) was the first permanent European settlement established on the west side of the Mississippi in Upper Louisiana, antedating St. Louis by more than a decade, and Louis Bolduc was its best-known citizen. Bolduc arrived in the Old Town of Ste. Genevieve ca. 1761, as the French and Indian War was winding down. With a focus on Bolduc and his family, readers are given a window into the workings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082622301X
• ISBN13: 9780826223012
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"