At the hearth of the crossed races : a French-Indian community in nineteenth-century Oregon, 1812-1859
(Book)
Author
Published
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, [2015].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780870715976 (original trade paperback : alkaline paper), 0870715976 (original trade paperback : alkaline paper)
Physical Desc
xix, 337 pages ; 23 cm
Appears on list
Status
Monroe Community Library - Adult Non Fiction Book
305.80097 JETTE
1 available
305.80097 JETTE
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Monroe Community Library - Adult Non Fiction Book | 305.80097 JETTE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Acculturation -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
British Americans -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
French Americans -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
French Prairie (Or.) -- Colonization.
French Prairie (Or.) -- History -- 19th century.
French Prairie (Or.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon -- French Prairie.
Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
Kalapuya Indians -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
Pioneers -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
British Americans -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
French Americans -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
French Prairie (Or.) -- Colonization.
French Prairie (Or.) -- History -- 19th century.
French Prairie (Or.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon -- French Prairie.
Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
Kalapuya Indians -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
Pioneers -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History -- 19th century.
More Details
Published
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, [2015].
Language
English
ISBN
9780870715976 (original trade paperback : alkaline paper), 0870715976 (original trade paperback : alkaline paper)
UPC
40025044844
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-324) and index.
Description
"Despite the force of Oregon's founding mythology, the Willamette Valley was not an empty Eden awaiting settlement by hardy American pioneers. Rather, it was, as Melinda Jette explores in At the Hearth of the Crossed Races, one of the earliest sites of extensive intercultural contact in the Pacific Northwest. Jette's study focuses on the 'hearth' of this contact: French Prairie, so named for the French-Indian families who resettled the homeland of the Ahantchuyuk Kalapuyans. Although these families sought a middle course in their relations with their various neighbors, their presence ultimately contributed to the Anglo-American colonization of the region. By establishing farming and husbandry operations in the valley, the French-Indian settlers enhanced the Willamette Valley's appeal as a destination of choice for the Anglo-Americans who later emigrated to the Pacific Northwest via the Oregon Trail. Upon these emigrants' arrival, the social space for the people of the 'crossed races' diminished considerably, as the Anglo-Americans instituted a system of settler colonialism based on racial exclusion. Like their Native kin, the French-Indian families pursued various strategies to navigate the changing times and Jette's study of French Prairie takes on the relationships among all three: the French-Indian families, the indigenous peoples, and the Anglo-American settlers. With At the Hearth of the Crossed Races, Jette delivers a social history that deepens our understanding of the Oregon Country in the nineteenth century. This history of French Prairie provides a window into the multi-racial history of the Pacific Northwest and offers an alternative vision of early Oregon in the lives of the biracial French-Indian families whose community challenged notions of white supremacy, racial separation, and social exclusion"--,Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jetté, M. M. (2015). At the hearth of the crossed races: a French-Indian community in nineteenth-century Oregon, 1812-1859 . Oregon State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jetté, Melinda Marie. 2015. At the Hearth of the Crossed Races: A French-Indian Community in Nineteenth-century Oregon, 1812-1859. Oregon State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jetté, Melinda Marie. At the Hearth of the Crossed Races: A French-Indian Community in Nineteenth-century Oregon, 1812-1859 Oregon State University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jetté, Melinda Marie. At the Hearth of the Crossed Races: A French-Indian Community in Nineteenth-century Oregon, 1812-1859 Oregon State University Press, 2015.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.