Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-233) and index.
Contents:
The Illinois Country -- Native American Wives and French Husbands -- Jacques Bourdon in Life and in Death -- Marguerite 8assecam8c8e is Attacked -- Franchomme Prevails -- Textures of Life -- The Marriage Contract : Center of Life -- The Fox Scourge -- Aubains and Regnicoles : Blood and Culture -- Marguerite 8assecam8c8e's Last Dance -- Conclusion : The Critical Decade -- Illinois Country Generations : The 1726 Census.
Summary:
"In the heart of France's North American empire, the village of Kaskaskia was a community of French-Canadian fur traders and Kaskaskia Indians who not only lived together but often intermarried. These Indigenous and French intermarriages were central to colonial Illinois society, and the coupling of Marguerite 8assecam8c8e (Dawn's Light Woman) and Nicolas Franchomme, in particular, was critical to expanding the jurisdiction of French law"-- Provided by publisher.
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