Madam Dorion

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Madam Dorion

Entry/Object ID

L1989.1.306

Description

Madam Dorion is the story of a Indian woman who gained a name by marrying a french trader Pierre Dorion. Marie l'Aguivoise Dorion,with her two sons, accompanied her husband on a fur trading expedition on the Missouri River from St. Joseph to Oregon. The first husband was slain with the rest of the party, and only she and her children survived. Married twice more, she became a legend of survival as a pioneer mother. The title "Madam" was given to her by her white neighbors and historians. 43/Hardbound/Illustrations/Map/Photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fur trade

Search Terms

Toupin, Marie Aioe Dorion Venier, 1786-1850, Hunt, William Price, 1783?-1842, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Iowa Indians-biography, Oregon Trail, Biography, Madam Dorion, Native American, St. Joseph History, Missouri River

Book Details

Author

Peltier, Jerome

Place Published

City

Fairfield

State/Province

Washington

Date Published

1980

Call No.

Western PE

ISBN

0-87770-2403

LCCN

80-25087

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent