Morgan, M. J.,  1955- <br/><br/>
Land of big rivers  French & Indian Illinois, 1699-1778 /  [print and electronic resource] : 
M.J. Morgan. 
 - Carbondale :  Southern Illinois University Press,  c2010. 
 - xiv, 287 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
 - Shawnee books .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface: a word about buffalo -- Illinois country ecology -- The flourishing floodplain, 1699-1750 -- Cahokia : French and Indian struggles -- Chartres : French and Indian successes -- Trade matrix at Fort Chartres : farmers, traders, and provisioners -- Interlude : prairie invasions, 1751-52 -- Uplands arena, 1750-78 -- A ragged resource war : British in the Illinois -- Predations and survivals : French, British, and Indian Illinois -- Epilogue: losses. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780809329885 (paper : alk. paper) 0809329883 (paper : alk. paper) 9780809385645 (ebook) 0809385643 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009037935 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Frontier and pioneer life--Illinois.<br/>Human ecology--History--Illinois--18th century.<br/>Floodplains--History--Illinois--18th century.<br/>Uplands--History--Illinois--18th century.<br/>French--History--Illinois--18th century.<br/>Indians of North America--History--Illinois--18th century.<br/>British--History--Illinois--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Illinois--History--To 1778.<br/>Illinois--Environmental conditions.<br/>Illinois--Ethnic relations--History--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F544  / .M86 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>977.3/01