{"product_id":"francois-valle-and-his-world-9780826221322","title":"Francois Vallé and His World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a fascinating biography of François Vallé (1716-1783), placing him within the context of his place and time. Carl Ekberg focuses on Upper Louisiana in colonial times, vividly capturing the ambience of life in the eighteenth-century frontier agricultural society that Vallé inhabited, shedding new light on the French and Spanish colonial regimes in Louisiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success of this biography lies in Ekberg’s use of the events of his interesting life as windows into \u003ci\u003eUpper Louisiana before Lewis and Clark\u003c\/i\u003e, an apt subtitle. \u003ci\u003eFrancois Valle and His World\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding introduction to this world. Those who wish to begin learning about the Mississippi Valley before the English-speakers put in an appearance would do well to begin with this volume, because it teaches the relevant history clearly and entertainingly.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"This valuable study will at long last rescue the Vallés from the shadows of the better-known Chouteaus of St. Louis and bring Ste. Genevieve’s preeminent French Creole family the recognition it rightly deserves. François Vallé’s story is remarkable. This book is characterized by a richness of detail that carries the reader into another time and place.\"\" - William E. Foley, author of \u003ci\u003eWilderness Journey: The Life of William Clark\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Missouri Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534994538839,"sku":"9780826221322","price":42.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826221322.jpg?v=1755858541","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/francois-valle-and-his-world-9780826221322","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}