Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: From France to the Frontier
Chapter 2: Settling “Paincourt” : Indians, the Fur Trade, and Farms
Chapter 3: “A Strange Mixture” : Rulers, Misrule, and Unruly Inhabitants in the 1760s
Chapter 4: Power Dynamics and the Indian Presence in St. Louis
Chapter 5: Sex, Race, and Empire: The Peopling of St. Louis
Chapter 6: “The World, the Flesh, and the Devil” : Conflicts over Religion, Alcohol, and Authority
Chapter 7: A Village in Crisis: Conflict and Violence on the Brink of War
Chapter 8: “l’Année du Coup” : The “Last Day of St. Louis” and the Revolutionary War
Chapter 9: The Struggles of the 1780s
Chapter 10: St. Louis in the 1790s: The Enemies Within and Without
Conclusion: “The Devil Take All” or “A Happy Change” ? : The End of European Rule and the American Takeover
Afterword
Bibliography
Index