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Fort de Chartres, built in 1719-1720 in the heart and soul of what would end up being the American Midwest, embodied French colonial power for half of a century. Lives of Fort de Chartres, by David MacDonald, details the French colonial experience in Illinois from 1720 to 1770 through stunning depictions of the places, people, and incidents throughout the fort and its neighboring villages. Inside the first section, MacDonald explores the interesting history of People from france Illinois and the role of Fort de Chartres in this history, focusing on local peoples, settlers, slaves, soldiers, villages, trade routes, armed forces administration, and the drop of French guideline in Illinois. The next section information the fort's 12 distinctive and often brilliant commandants, who also dished up as administrative minds of People from france Illinois. These men's strong personalities dished up them well when interacting simultaneously with soldiers, civilians, and Indians and their multifaceted civilizations. In the 3rd section, MacDonald reveals 10 thought-provoking biographies of men and women whose lives intersected with Fort de Chartres in various ways, from a Kaskaskia Indian female known as "the Mother of People from france Illinois" with an ill-fated rooster thief and a European aristocrat. Subjects cured in the reserve include French-Native American relationships, the hair trade, early on Illinois agriculture, and tensions among different spiritual orders. Both educational and interesting, Lives of Fort de Chartres plays a part in a more complete knowledge of the French colonial experience in the Midwest.
