{"product_id":"reconstructing-an-eighteenth-century-village","title":"Book Reconstructing an Eighteenth Century Village","description":"\u003cp\u003eReconstructing an Eighteenth Century Village \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChartres in the Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Kimball Brown \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is August 1719 in the Illinois Country ...\u003cbr\u003e  Commandant Pierre Dugue de Boisbriant lands his troops on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River seven leagues above Kaskaskia. Here, the commandant will build the first Fort de Chartres. And here, Margaret Kimball Brown begins to reconstruct the village of Chartres, lot by lot.\u003cbr\u003e  Not only does Dr. Brown map Chartres—the four forts, the church, the residential and agricultural lots—but she populates the village with vivid, authentic portrayals of its residents—the habitants and soldiers, the slaves and voyageurs, the tradesmen and government officials. People with whom you would enjoy une pinte d’eau de vie (brandy) on a mild summer evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise from Carl Ekberg\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of French Roots in the Illinois Country: The Mississippi Frontier in Colonial Times\u003cbr\u003e  “Magisterial! Margaret Kimball Brown’s book is a distillation of intense research conducted during half a century, both in archives and in the ground. Only Dr. Brown, historian and archaeologist, could have accomplished so daunting a task.\u003cbr\u003e  “This foundational study solves many outstanding riddles about the several Chartres—the various forts and the village: where they were located, who resided there, and what their importance was during the period 1719–1765, when Chartres was the command center for the entire French Illinois Country. ‘Indispensable’ is le mot propre for this book—indispensable for students, for scholars, and, yes, for tourists as well.” \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart of Illinois Country Heritage Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46608678486215,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/5323\/9092\/files\/A24B27D2-46C1-4B9B-AA09-C585C9223FE4.jpg?v=1780165665","url":"https:\/\/heartofillinoiscountry.com\/products\/reconstructing-an-eighteenth-century-village","provider":"Heart of Illinois Country Heritage Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}