Hers by Right

It is 1790. Jeanette Fourchet, a Creole slave freed by the French Catholic Church at the end of the French and Indian War, fled poverty in what is now Southern Illinois and made the dangerous river crossing to became a founding mother of the Black community of St. Louis, Missouri. She applied for and was granted lot #57 in the heart of the new city. There, she built her log cabin, bore three children, survived two husbands, worked and watched as the fortunes of her family rose, fell, and rose again. During her life, kings, emperors and finally, a president ruled the destinies of her city and her people. This is her story.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Phariss-Williams, Christine
Published: 06/22/2010
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781452877747
Pages: 386
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.86d