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First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover
First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover
First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover
First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover
First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover

First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover


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First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis, The by Foley & Rice Soft Cover
 
The First Chouteaus River Barons of Early St Louis by William E Foley & C David Rice
Soft Cover
Copyright 1983, first Illinois paperback edition 2000
241 pages Indexed

CONTENTS
Preface xi
1. A Dynasty Is Born 1
2. Life in a Frontier Outpost 13
3. Merchant-Capitalists and Agents of Empire 36
4. Furs and Foreign Wars 72
5. Welcoming the Americans 87
6. A French Entrepreneur as an American Indian Agent 105
7. Different Notions of Justice 122
8. Soldiers and Peacemakers for the American Republic 141
9. Business as Usual 167
to. First Citizens of St. Louis 186
Chouteau Genealogy 211
Bibliography 217
Index 227

For more than a century, the Chouteau family dominated trade and enterprise in the Mississippi Valley.  In their various roles as merchants, Indian traders, bankers, land speculators, governmental advisors, public officials, and community leaders, the Chouteaus exerted a tremendous influence on westward expansion.  This is the first full account of their lives and illustrious careers.

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