Finley examines the impact of French culture and colonialism on the American Midwest, from the arrival of French explorers in the seventeenth century to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. He explores the interactions between French traders, priests, and settlers with Native American...
"Dr. Finley's book is a tribute, and a tribute passionate and earnest, to France. The heart of America to which he puts his ear is not the Mississippi Valley, but the actual pulsing organ which is the seat of our national life today." The French...
-New York Times, 1915
The French In The Heart Of America is a historical book written by John Finley. It provides a detailed account of the French exploration and colonization of the central regions of North America, particularly the Mississippi River Valley, during the 17th and 18th centuries. The...
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