Land of big rivers [electronic resource] : French and Indian Illinois, 1699-1778 / M.J. Morgan.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morgan, M. J., 1955-
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2010.
Series:Shawnee books
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > Illinois.
Human ecology > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Floodplains > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Uplands > Illinois > History > 18th century.
French > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Illinois > History > 18th century.
British > Illinois > History > 18th century.
Illinois > History > To 1778.
Illinois > Environmental conditions.
Illinois > Ethnic relations > History > 18th century.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2010 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2010 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2010 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Land of Big Rivers: French and Indian Illinois, 1699-1778
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Preface: A word about buffalo
  • Illinois country ecology
  • pt. 1. The flourishing floodplain, 1699-1750
  • Cahokia : French and Indian struggles
  • Chartres : French and Indian successes
  • Trade matrix at Fort Chartres : farmers, traders, and provisioners
  • Interlude : Prairie invasions, 1751-52
  • pt. 2. Uplands arena, 1750-78
  • A ragged resource War : British in the Illinois
  • Predations and survivals : French, British, and Indian Illinois
  • Epilogue: Losses.