Fort Jesup
Fort Jesup

Author: Scott DeBose

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2022-11-07

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1439676704

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Visit a Louisiana landmark that tells a big piece of the American story. Fort Jesup was founded two centuries ago, a bulwark on the youthful nation's western frontier. During its long run as a military post, it was visited by over one thousand soldiers and officers, many of whom would make a lasting impact on American history. The long list of luminaries includes Presidents Zachary Taylor and Ulysses S. Grant, over forty officers who would become Civil War generals, and two Surgeons General, one of whom would treat Abraham Lincoln after he was shot. Thousands of settlers also passed through on their way to Texas, using the fort as a waypoint on their journey. As citadel and stopping post, Fort Jesup played a critical role during the nation's formative years. Author Scott DeBose shares the sprawling story of this Louisiana icon.

No Man's Land
No Man's Land

Author: Louis Raphael Nardini

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781455609673

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Louisiana Haunted Forts
Louisiana Haunted Forts

Author: Elaine Coleman

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Published: 2005-07-21

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1461709091

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Although there are numerous books about Louisiana, little information about the forts are included and none combines the forts with ghost stories. Louisiana has five distinct regions, and all have historic forts, ranging from French rule to Spanish, Confederate, Federal, and even Privateer. Each unique story is heightened by ghostly legends. The state is already a strong tourist attraction with a $5.2 billion business yearly, 87,000 employees in tourism, and a population of over 4,000,000.

Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1803–1840
Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1803–1840

Author: Kathleen M. Byrd

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2024-11-12

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0807182850

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Kathleen M. Byrd’s Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1803–1840 is an examination of one French Creole community as it transitioned from a fur-trading and agricultural settlement under the control of Spain to a critical American outpost on the Spanish/American frontier and finally to a commercial hub and jumping-off point for those heading west. Byrd focuses on historic events in the area and the long-term French Creole residents as they adapted to the American presence. She also examines the effect of the arrival of the Americans, with their Indian trading house and Indian agency, on Native groups and considers how members of the enslaved population took advantage of opportunities for escape presented by a new international border. Byrd shows how the arrival of Americans forever changed Natchitoches, transforming it from a sleepy frontier settlement into a regional commercial center and staging point for pioneers heading into Texas.

Lethal Imagination
Lethal Imagination

Author: Michael A. Bellesiles

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0814712967

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Examining the role of violence in America's past, this collection of essays explores its history and development from slave patrols in the colonial South to gun ownership in the 20th century. The contributors focus not only on individual acts such as domestic violence, murder, duelling, frontier vigilantism and rape, but also on group and state-led acts such as lynchings, slave uprisings, the establishment of rifle clubs, legal sanctions of heterosexual aggression, and invasive medical experiments on women's bodies.