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Old Mobile

Fort Louis de la Louisiane, 1702-1711

Library of Alabama Classics

by Jay Higginbotham

592 Pages, 6.00 x 9.25 x 2.20 in

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9780817305284
Published: March 1991

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9780817390976
Published: May 2016

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“Higginbotham has given to American historiography a microcosmic view of one of the earliest and most important outposts in the colonial new world. The Latin South can henceforth not be ignored.” – Alabama Historical Quarterly

“The definitive account . . . superbly recounted.” – Journal of Southern History

“Meticulously documented. . . . Recommended for libraries interested in the colonial period.” – Choice

“Mind-boggling . . . a stupendous job of research. It is amazing that Higginbotham can recreate in such detail the lives of these people. All history books should be written like this.” – BirminghamMagazine

Contents Introduction Preface Abbreviations Prologue I Confrontment at Pensacola II Transfer to Massacre Island III Beginning the Establishment IV Tonti and the Pax Gallica V Iberville at Fort Louis VI Early Dissensions VII Perfidy and Reprisal VIII Recruitment in Paris IX Robinau de Bécancour X The Voyage of the Pélican XI Summer Scourge XII Continuing Crises XIII Bienville and La Salle XIV Gravier and La Vente XV The Aigle Arrives XVI Embroilments Old and New XVII Dartaguiette d'Iron XVIII Threats from Within and Without XIX The Colony on Its Own XX La Vente and La Salle: Last Days XXI The Spanish Grow Cold XXII Moving Downstream Illustrations Appendixes Bibliography Index

Jay Higginbotham is Director of the Mobile Municipal Archives. Author of thirteen books, he has received five literary awards, including the Gilbert Chinard Prize and the Alabama Library Association Award.

Old Mobile

Fort Louis de la Louisiane, 1702-1711

Library of Alabama Classics

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