Frenchtown Chronicles of Prairie Du Chien: History and Folklore from Wisconsin's Frontier Contributor(s): Antoine, Mary Elise (Editor), Eldersveld Murphy, Lucy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0870207598 ISBN-13: 9780870207594 Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
Dewey: 977.574 |
LCCN: 2016003033 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Albert Coryer, the grandson of a fur trade voyageur-turned-farmer, had a gift for storytelling. Born in 1877, he grew up in Prairie du Chien hearing tales of days gone by from his parents, grandparents, and neighbors who lived in the Frenchtown area. Throughout his life, Albert soaked up the local oral traditions, including narratives about early residents, local landmarks, interesting and funny events, ethnic customs, myths, and folklore. Late in life, this lively man who had worked as a farm laborer and janitor drew a detailed illustrated map of the Prairie du Chien area and began to write his stories out longhand, in addition to sharing them in an interview with a local historian and folklore scholar. The map, stories, and interview transcript provide a colorful account of Prairie du Chien in the late nineteenth century, when it was undergoing significant demographic, social, and economic change. With sharp historical context provided by editors Lucy Eldersveld Murphy and Mary Elise Antoine, Coryer's tales offer an unparalleled window into the ethnic community comprised of the old fur trade families, Native Americans, French Canadian farmers, and their descendants. |