TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stepenoff,Bonnie
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - From French community to Missouri town: Ste. Genevieve in the nineteenth century 
AV  - F474.S135 S76 2006eb
U1  - 977.8/692 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Sainte Genevieve (Mo.)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index; Ste. Genevieve in 1803 -- The old French aristocracy -- Americans in a French community -- German influx -- Becoming an American town -- Law and order in Ste. Genevieve -- French women in an American republic -- Slavery and freedom -- Work and family in Ste. Genevieve -- Home, church, and school -- Life, death, and remembrance -- Holidays and celebrations -- Ste. Genevieve in 1885; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2007; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Examines the historical circumstances, legal institutions, and popular customs of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri's oldest permanent settlement, to discuss how French and Spanish residents, German immigrants, and American settlers compromised on issues of education, religion, property laws, and women's rights to achieve order and community before and after the Louisiana Purchase"--Provided by publisher
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