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Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier
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| Title | Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier |
| Abstract | This book traces some of the early generations of the Chouteau family starting with Auguste, son of René Augustin Chouteau and Marie Thérèse Bourgeois and the descendants of Marie and Pierre Laclède Liguest who was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri. Chapter 14 covers the life of François Gesseau Chouteau and Thérèse Bérénice Menard who settled in the area that became Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Notes | This book contains a Laclède-Chouteau family tree, a map of Chouteau country, selected illustrations, chapter notes and an index. It does not contain a bibliography on the subject. |
| Author | Shirley Christian
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| Date | 2002 |
| Source | Before Lewis and Clark |
| Location | 977.866 C55B |
| Chapter Title | Francois and Berenice: Together to a New Place |
| Page | 341-369 |
| See Also | Book - "Chouteaus: First Family of the Fur Trade" by Stan Hoig, published by the University of New Mexico Press, 2008, MVSC 973.46 C55ZH. Book contains appendices which includes the family lineage, a list of Chouteau-related trading posts, and Chouteau-involved Indian treaties; notes; a bibliography; and an index. |
| Local Subject | Chouteau Family
Chouteau, François G.
Chouteau, Bérénice
French Settlers
French Settlements
Liguest, Pierre Laclède
Fur Trade
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Book
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 211493 |
| CONTENTdm number | 10514 |
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