French roots in the Illinois country : the Mississippi frontier in colonial times
Focusing on the French Creole communities and agricultural practices on both sides of the Mississippi River, this volume provides a comprehensive history of colonial settlement in the Illinois Country. Carl Ekberg presents a completely new perspective on Illinois history by examining a number of previously unexplored issues: the medieval style open field agriculture, the first use of African slaves in the region as agricultural laborers, the flour trade between Illinois and New Orleans, and the significance of the different mentalites of French Creoles and Anglo-Americans in early Illinois
History
xii, 359 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780252023644, 0252023641
36767608
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