A Franco-American Overview. Volume 2. Midwest and West [microform] / Andre Martin, Comp
- Bib ID:
- 5456654
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Martin, Andre, Comp
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED260001
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980
- 307 p.
- ISBN:
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- 9780898571356
- 0898571359
- Summary:
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Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the second of six volumes, presents 15 readings representing many perspectives--from the historical to the sociological--illustrating the thinking and feelings of those in the forefront of Franco-American studies. This volume focuses on Franco-Americans in western and midwestern United States. The following articles are presented: "French Explorers and Settlers in Northern California, 1769-1870" (William George Reese); "The Church in Colonial America 1492-1790" (John Tracy Ellis); "The Huguenots of Colonial South Carolina" (Arthur Henry Hirsch); "Le Canadien-Francais et L'Amerindien" ("The French-Canadian and the American Indian," Charles Noyes); "Belle-Riviere, Griffon et Creve-Coeur: La Tenace Poursuite d'un Reve Imperial" ("Beautiful River, Griffin and Heartbreak: The Tenacious Pursuit of an Imperial Dream," M. Helene Pauly); "De Normandie en Mongolie? Nicolet chez les Etranges Winebagos" ("From Normandy to Mongolia? Nicolet in the Land of the Strange Winebagos," M. Helene Pauly); "The Fur Trade in Wisconsin" (Larry Gara); "The French Residents of Wisconsin" (Louise Phelps Kellogg); "Minnesota--A History of the State" (Theodore C. Blegen); "The Historical Geography of Detroit" (Almon Ernest Parkins); "The Story of Detroit" (George B. Catlin); "Annals of St. Louis in its Early Days under the French and Spanish Dominations" (Frederic L. Billon); "Gulf Coast Country" (Hodding Carter and Anthony Ragusin); "Sketches of Early Texas and Louisiana" (Frederic Gaillardet); and "Four Cents an Acre" (Georges Oudard). (LH)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
- ERIC Note: For the other volumes in this series, see SO 016 725-730. Three chapters are presented in French.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Acculturation
- Biculturalism
- Colonial History (United States)
- Cross Cultural Studies
- Cultural Education
- Cultural Influences
- Cultural Pluralism
- Culture
- Ethnic Groups
- Land Settlement
- Migration
- Social History
- Social Studies
- Subcultures
- United States History
- Franco Americans United States (West)
- California French (Canadian) French Culture Fur Trade Huguenots Louisiana Michigan (Detroit) Minnesota South Carolina United States (Midwest Wisconsin
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1980
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