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Book Fort St  Jean Baptiste de Natchitoches

Download or read book Fort St Jean Baptiste de Natchitoches written by Koch and Wilson (New Orleans, La.) and published by . This book was released on 1973* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book First Reunion of the Descendants of the Settlers of Fort St  Jean Baptiste Des Natchitoches  July 18 19  1980  Natchitoches  Louisiana

Download or read book First Reunion of the Descendants of the Settlers of Fort St Jean Baptiste Des Natchitoches July 18 19 1980 Natchitoches Louisiana written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fort Saint Jean Baptiste State Commemorative Area

Download or read book Fort Saint Jean Baptiste State Commemorative Area written by Louisiana State Parks and Recreation Commission and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of French Louisiana

Download or read book A History of French Louisiana written by Marcel Giraud and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1993-04-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of Louis XIV in 1715 and the accession of his more progressive younger brother as Regent of France might have brought some hopeful changes to Louisiana, France's tiny, struggling outpost on the Gulf of Mexico. However, the continuation of the debilitating regime of the merchant Antoine Crozat and the extreme impoverishment of the French Treasury Following the disastrous wars of Louis XIV meant that no radical changes were possible. Instead, these few years at the beginning of the Regency represented a period of transition for the colony, when the need for a new administrative regime for Louisiana was met in France by a growing awareness of the strategic and economic potential of the Mississippi settlements. All of these conditions prepared the way for the appearance on the scene of the Company of the West in 1717.In his detailed survey of this brief but crucial period of Louisiana's history, Marcel Giraud assesses the new mood and conditions in France -- the personnel and objectives of the Council of the Navy, which oversaw the colony's administration; the advances in scientific opinion and their impact on Louisiana; and the political, fiscal, and economic conditions that created a new appreciation of the colony of official circles -- while describing actual conditions in the colony. Giraud portrays the Louisiana of 1715 as a few clusters of squalid buildings scattered along the Gulf Coast from Alabama to Natchitoches, inhabited by largely dispirited settlers and soldiers who for the most part lacked the barest necessities of life.Crozat's essentially self-serving regime made this a period of virtual stagnation. Rivalries among the colony's administrative personnel, especially between the governors and the Le Moyne family and their supporters, impeded development, as did the inadequacy of the priests sent to minister to the colony; the paucity of women, farmers, and skilled workers; and the infertile soil around the sties chosen for the forts and settlements.Relations with the indigenous populations were hindered by the lack of acceptable trade goods, as were efforts by the French colonists to establish commercial relations with the neighboring Spanish colonies. At the same time, Louisiana bore the encroachments of better-supplied British traders who were moving into Alabama and the Illinois country and developing regular trade with Indian tribes whom the French claimed as their own clients. With his customary thoroughness and scrupulous attention to documentary details, Marcel Giraud provides a vivid description of a struggling colony hovering between extinction and the spark of growth that would, in years to come, establish it as a viable French outpost in North America. Despite the obstacles facing Louisiana during these difficult years of transition, the colony survived to experience new expansion and development under the Company of the West.

Book Natchitoches  1729 1803

Download or read book Natchitoches 1729 1803 written by Elizabeth Shown Mills and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Natchitoches 1729 1803

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elizabeth Shown Mills
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2009-05
  • ISBN : 9780931069109
  • Pages : 528 pages

Download or read book Natchitoches 1729 1803 written by Elizabeth Shown Mills and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstracts of the Catholic Church Registers of the French and Spanish Post of St. Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches in Louisiana: 1729-1803

Book Natchitoches

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  • Author : Joyous Coast Foundation
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2003-04-01
  • ISBN : 9780738514994
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Natchitoches written by Joyous Coast Foundation and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled between stately live oaks, magnolia trees, and Cane River is the beautiful old town of Natchitoches. The oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase and the third-oldest town in the United States, Natchitoches was founded in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, who was sent by the French governor to establish a colony in Louisiana. In Images of America: Natchitoches see the town as the backdrop for such movies as Steel Magnolias and view rare vintage photographs of plantation homes, the laying of bricks on Front Street, and the development of Northwestern State University.

Book A Franco American Overview

Download or read book A Franco American Overview written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Natchitoches Parish

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  • Author : Rolonda D. Teal
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2012-09-18
  • ISBN : 1439635285
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book Natchitoches Parish written by Rolonda D. Teal and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1722 to the present, thousands of people of African descent have occupied the region that today encompasses Natchitoches Parish. For almost 300 years, African Americans have made significant contributions to the area's economic and socialdevelopment. In Natchitoches Parish, the lives of some of those individuals are documented as they share their views on work, religion, education, socialization, and community leadership.

Book Explorer s Guide Louisiana  Explorer s Complete

Download or read book Explorer s Guide Louisiana Explorer s Complete written by Cynthia Campbell and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive travel guide to Louisiana, with maps and information on hotels and restaurants, shopping and entertainment, and other interesting sites.

Book Louisiana History

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  • Author : Florence M. Jumonville
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2002-08-30
  • ISBN : 0313076790
  • Pages : 810 pages

Download or read book Louisiana History written by Florence M. Jumonville and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-08-30 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the accounts of 18th-century travelers to the interpretations of 21st-century historians, Jumonville lists more than 6,800 books, chapters, articles, theses, dissertations, and government documents that describe the rich history of America's 18th state. Here are references to sources on the Louisiana Purchase, the Battle of New Orleans, Carnival, and Cajuns. Less-explored topics such as the rebellion of 1768, the changing roles of women, and civic development are also covered. It is a sweeping guide to the publications that best illuminate the land, the people, and the multifaceted history of the Pelican State. Arranged according to discipline and time period, chapters cover such topics as the environment, the Civil War and Reconstruction, social and cultural history, the people of Louisiana, local, parish, and sectional histories, and New Orleans. It also lists major historical sites and repositories of primary materials. As the only comprehensive bibliography of the secondary sources about the state, ^ILouisiana History^R is an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers.

Book National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978

Download or read book National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Power of Small Nations

Download or read book The Great Power of Small Nations written by Elizabeth N. Ellis and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Great Power of Small Nations, Elizabeth N. Ellis (Peoria) tells the stories of the many smaller Native American nations that shaped the development of the Gulf South. Based on extensive archival research and oral histories, Ellis’s narrative chronicles how diverse Indigenous peoples—including Biloxis, Choctaws, Chitimachas, Chickasaws, Houmas, Mobilians, and Tunicas—influenced and often challenged the growth of colonial Louisiana. The book centers on questions of Native nation-building and international diplomacy, and it argues that Native American migration and practices of offering refuge to migrants in crisis enabled Native nations to survive the violence of colonization. Indeed, these practices also made them powerful. When European settlers began to arrive in Indigenous homelands at the turn of the eighteenth century, these small nations, or petites nations as the French called them, pulled colonists into their political and social systems, thereby steering the development of early Louisiana. In some cases, the same practices that helped Native peoples withstand colonization in the eighteenth century, including frequent migration, living alongside foreign nations, and welcoming outsiders into their lands, have made it difficult for their contemporary descendants to achieve federal acknowledgment and full rights as Native American peoples. The Great Power of Small Nations tackles questions of Native power past and present and provides a fresh examination of the formidable and resilient Native nations who helped shape the modern Gulf South.

Book Descendants of Jean Baptiste Brevel

Download or read book Descendants of Jean Baptiste Brevel written by Tony Vets and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descendants of Jean Baptiste Brevel covers five generations. It includes source documents as well as obituaries. Names include Adle, Anty, Brossette, Couty, Derbanne, Frederic, Gallien, Grillet, LaCaze, Lemoine, Lestage, Rachal and Vercher. With more than 2800 individuals and over 2400 source citations, this book is a must have resource for anyone researching old Natchitoches families.

Book Chocolate

    Book Details:
  • Author : Louis E. Grivetti
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2011-09-20
  • ISBN : 1118210220
  • Pages : 1556 pages

Download or read book Chocolate written by Louis E. Grivetti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 1556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports. Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book: Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religion Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764 Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast trade Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North America Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods.