St. Louis as a Fortified Town, A Narrative and Critical Essay of the Period of Struggle for the Fur Trade of the Mississippi Valley and its Influence upon St. Louis

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One of 500 copies issued. pp x, 132, + 20 pp of maps and illustrations, with original prospectus laid in. A very good copy with some foxing to the edges, in a very good dust jacket with light soiling to the front panels and some chips at the edges. An account of the momentous struggle enacted by France, Spain, England, and the United States for control of St. Louis and the territory adjacent to it. Drawing on the voluminous reports of French, Spanish, and British colonial officials, this volume gives for the first time a detailed and connected narrative of the early days of St. Louis from its establishment in 1764 until the close of the War of 1812. N° de ref. del artículo 22954

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