The brothers Robidoux and the opening of the American West /

The brothers Robidoux and the opening of the American West /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Willoughby, Robert J., 1949-
Imprint:	Columbia, Mo. ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2012.
Description:	xiii, 252 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Robidoux, Joseph, -- 1783-1863. Robidoux, Antoine, -- 1794-1860. Robidoux, Louis, -- 1796-1868. Robidou family. Robidou family. Robidoux, Antoine, -- 1794-1860. Robidoux, Joseph, -- 1783-1863. Robidoux, Louis, -- 1796-1868. Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography. Fur traders -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Biography. Fur traders -- West (U.S.) -- Biography. Trappers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography. Fur traders. Pioneers. Trappers. Saint Joseph (Mo.) -- History. Missouri -- Saint Joseph. Missouri -- Saint Louis. United States, West. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	University of Chicago Library's copy 2 has original dust jacket.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8966438

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ISBN:	9780826219916 0826219918
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.
Summary:	Story of the six brothers who came from Canada to Saint Louis, creating fur trading and Indian trading businesses, founding towns, exploring Missouri, and dealing in land.

Table of Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Business of the Father
Chapter 2. Emerging Sons
Chapter 3. Working the Missouri
Chapter 4. Into the Mountains
Chapter 5. Trouble at Council Bluffs
Chapter 6. The Blacksnake Hills Post
Chapter 7. Brothers in New Mexico
Chapter 8. Joseph Builds His Own Town
Chapter 9. Dwindling Prospects in the Mountains
Chapter 10. War and Finding Home
Chapter 11. Queen City of the West
Chapter 12. The End of Their Era
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index