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100 1 _aFaris, John T.
_q(John Thomson),
_d1871-1949
245 1 0 _aOld Fort Chartres on the Mississippi River
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-05-18
508 _aStephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Old Fort Chartres on the Mississippi River" by John T. Faris et al. is a historical account published in the mid-20th century, specifically in 1955. The book narrates the history and significance of Fort Chartres, an important French fort originally built in the early 18th century along the Mississippi River in Illinois. It explores the fort's role in colonial French America, particularly its interactions with local Native American tribes and the events leading to its decline. The narrative focuses on the establishment of Fort Chartres, detailing its construction, the introduction of slavery, and its purpose as a protective outpost against rival colonial powers. It recounts various military expeditions conducted from the fort, including clashes with the Chickasaw Indians, and describes the fort's architectural features and challenges posed by the Mississippi River. Eventually, the fort succumbed to floods and neglect, leading to its abandonment by the mid-18th century. The book also highlights the efforts made in the 20th century to preserve the remnants of the fort as a historical site, reflecting on its legacy as a symbol of early American frontier life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIllinois -- Antiquities
653 _aFort de Chartres Site (Ill.) -- History
653 _aRandolph County (Ill.) -- History
700 1 _aPublic Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65371
999 _c106194
_d106194