Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-339 and index. "First paperback edition, 2000." T.p. verso.
Contents:
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.
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