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Author:

Christian, Shirley, 1938-

Title:

Before Lewis and Clark : the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier / Shirley Christian.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

509 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Chouteau family.
Pioneers--Saint Louis--Saint Louis--Biography.
French Americans--Saint Louis--Saint Louis--Biography.
Businessmen--Saint Louis--Saint Louis--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--Missouri River Valley.
Saint Louis (Mo.)--Biography.
Missouri River Valley--Biography.
Missouri River Valley--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Among a people of strange speech -- The first generation: Pierre Laclède Liguest -- Haughty children of the middle waters -- The business of St. Louis -- Auguste and Pierre, greatly loved and greatly feared -- New rulers, new ways -- Intrigues and possibilities -- Enveloped in a cloud of miseries -- Dreaming big--and stumbling -- The third generation -- Auguste and Pierre: men of property -- Pierre Jr.: gentle Creole, driven tycoon -- A.P. Chouteau: star-crossed hero -- François and Bérénice: together to a new place -- Pierre Jr.: position, advantage, and perhaps vanity.

ISBN:

9780374110055 (alk. paper)
0374110050 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)53434709

LCCN:

2003064176

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)

BBPC251 -- Roy R. Estle Memorial Library (Dallas Center) — 977.8 CHR

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

RHPB371 -- Grand Junction Public Library (Grand Junction) — 920 CHR

F3OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

XJPC657 -- Malvern Public Library (Malvern)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

CHPB482 -- North English Public Library (North English)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)