MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2006009568
003 DLC
005 20061230082516.0
008 060324s2006 moua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2006009568
020 $a0826216684 (hard cover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780826216687
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm65425761
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050 00 $aF474.S135$bS76 2006
082 00 $a977.8/692$222
100 1 $aStepenoff, Bonnie,$d1949-
245 10 $aFrom French community to Missouri town :$bSte. Genevieve in the nineteenth century /$cBonnie Stepenoff.
260 $aColumbia :$bUniversity of Missouri Press,$cc2006.
300 $axiii, 232 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.
505 0 $aSte. 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.
651 0 $aSainte Genevieve (Mo.)$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aSainte Genevieve (Mo.)$xSocial conditions.
651 0 $aSainte Genevieve (Mo.)$xEthnic relations$xHistory$y19th century.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006009568.html