Thursday, July 30, 2015

Book Beginning: At the Hearth of the Crossed Races



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In the summer of 1851, the French traveler Pierre Fournier de Saint Amant visited the Oregon Territory, spending several weeks with French-Indian families living in a corner of the Willamette Valley known as French Prairie.

At the Hearth of the Crossed Races: A French-Indian Community in Nineteenth-Century Oregon, 1812-1859 by Melinda Marie Jette.

Jette takes a new look at the role of French-Canadian fur trappers, the French-Indian families they created, and their indigenous kin in colonizing the Pacific Northwest,  She re-examines the traditional history of the region that puts Anglo-American settlers at the center of the story, focusing on the 47 years from 1812, when the Kalapuyans first had direct contact with Euro-Americans, and 1859, when Oregon became a state.




10 comments :

  1. I love history, and this is a time and place I know little about. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Sounds like an interesting history you can relate to, since you live in Oregon.

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  3. Hi Gilion,

    A little local history for you this week then :)

    Reading the full synopsis, it strikes me, that no matter whereabouts in the World, in no matter which period of time and by no matter which race of people - we inherently all strived and continue to strive, to be racial supremacists - a condition which appears to be in the very essence of our DNA and gene structure and which it is almost impossible to eradicate.

    Whilst not a book for me, it does sound like a challenging and enlightening read and I hope that you gain much from reading it.

    Thanks for sharing and hosting BBOF and have a good weekend :)

    Yvonne

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  4. I grew up in the Willamette Valley (Eugene, then Corvallis) and I've never heard of French Prairie. Where is it? (Was it?)

    My Friday 56 and Book Beginnings

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  5. This sounds quite interesting.

    Thanks for sharing, and enjoy your book and your weekend.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Book Beginnings

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  6. I've seen a few things recently about the French settlers in this country and have found it so interesting. This sounds really interesting!

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  7. That would be very interesting to read about when Oregon became a state. :)
    @dino0726 from 
    FictionZeal - Impartial, Straighforward Fiction Book Reviews

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  8. A nice history book to sit down and read. I like history myself. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Hi Gillion,
    Your book sound really great. Have a great day!

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  10. Oh, cool! Pacific Northwest history! AND it's not about Lewis and Clark like so much about this area is.

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