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The Spanish regime in Missouri; a collection of papers and documents relating to upper Louisiana principally within the present limits of Missouri dur

The Spanish regime in Missouri; a collection of papers and documents relating to upper Louisiana principally within the present limits of Missouri dur

Louis Houck

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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral SociologyRegional: South

ISBN10: 9353605954
ISBN13: 9789353605957
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 462
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Behind the story of the Louisiana Purchase lies an archive of power, land, and lives along the Missouri frontier. These records still speak plainly. In this primary source collection, Louis Houck gathers translated Spanish documents charting the Spanish rule in Louisiana and the upper Louisiana territory, especially what became the state of Missouri. These records form a vivid documentary history of Missouri, revealing governance, defence, trade, settlement, and the frontier land grant disputes that shaped communities. Of special interest are materials relating to the supposed George Morgan land grant at the mouth of the Ohio. For researchers of Missouri history, genealogists and local historians, and readers of Louisiana Purchase era history, this volume opens a door to voices once locked in distant archives. Long valued in Louis Houck Missouri history scholarship, The Spanish Regime in Missouri draws on Archives of the Indies sources in Seville, here in accessible English yet close to the original Spanish. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Republished in a careful modern edition, it speaks both to specialists seeking translated Spanish documents and to readers who appreciate classic American frontier studies. As a foundational record of law, land and loyalty on the eve of American expansion, it belongs with anyone seeking to understand how empire and local life intertwined along the Mississippi.

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