Prairie Du Chien: French, British, American is the first sustained historical account of the town of Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. It follows a 150 year span of government by the three countries. Travel through time with the discovery of the Mississippi in 1673 by Marquette and Jolliet, the establishment of the fur trading by the French-Canandians. The town grows from one family into a village by the turn of the century. Residents thrive under British rule until the War of 1812. The U.S. gains possession of Prairie Du Chien, and the fur trade moves west. By 1830, the village is transformed and Americanized.
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Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, Mississippi River, Marquette & Joliet, French Canadians
