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Before Arkansas was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, it was claimed first by France, then later by Spain. Both of these cultures profoundly influenced the development of the region and its inhabitants, as evidenced in the many cultural artifacts that constitute the social, economic, and political history of colonial Arkansas. Based on exhaustive research in French, Spanish, and American archives, Colonial Arkansas 1686-1804 is an engaging and eminently readable story of the state's colonial period. Examining a wide range of subjects--including architecture, education, agriculture, amusements, and diversions of the period, and the Europeans' social structures--Judge Morris S. Arnold explores and describes the relations between settlers and the indigenous Indian tribes, the early military and its activities, and the legal traditions observed by both the Spanish and French governments. This lively and illuminating study is sure to remain the definitive history of the state's colonial period and will be equally embraced by scholars, historians, and curious Arkansans eager to develop a fuller understanding of their rich and varied heritage. 1992 Certificate of Commendation from American Association for State and Local History Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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So much research went into this book. It's listed on Goodreads as 296 pages, but the last 21 pages are notes and appendixes.
Not only was there so much information, but it wasn't diluted with flowery language (well, the law chapter was written a little long-winded, considering the author is a lawyer). Chapters focused on geography, architecture, civilian livelihood, general culture and amenities, military, and government during the years in the title, 1686-1804, though most content focused in late 1600s and early 1700s.
Think of life in the American colonial period, but in a French society, in a literally "back waters" location. "Civilization" was New Orleans. "Arkansas" was but a trading post on the Arkansas River near where it meets the Mississippi River. That's not only a rough, swamp area that made for unpredictable farming and disease, but broad wilderness and Native tribes of varying temperaments to the Europeans. The Post was too small and with too transient of a population to be respected by other French establishments. However, this also allowed for a semi-lawless environment where even though there wasn't exuberant discord there weren't devout citizens. Quapaw Indians traded while Chickasaws and Osages warred. Got sick or injured? Make a trip to New Orleans because the Post didn't maintain supplies and wasn't occupied by members of the intellectual professions.
Even though the colonial Arkansas profiled was almost exclusively the one settlement, the book provided immense insight into French colonialism in North America--a topic not addressed in American history books, which almost exclusively focus on British colonialism before statehood. ( )