The Chouteaus

First Family of the Fur Trade

By Stan Hoig
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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The story of the family that founded St. Louis and contributed to opening the West to American expansion.

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Stan Hoig

Stan Hoig is professor emeritus of journalism, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Oklahoma Historical Hall of Fame in 1998. Also among his numerous books are The Sand Creek Massacre, The Battle of the Washita, and Jesse Chisholm, Ambassador of the Plains.

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  • Publisher: UNM Press (November 7, 2022)
  • Length: 352 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826343482

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Stan Hoig has produced an informative biography of the Chouteau family and the crucial role that they played in western expansion.--Kansas History

...Hoig has opened the door to an entrepôt of an American dynasty filled with possibilities for future investigation.--Montana the Magazine of Western History

...Hoig has opened the door to an entrepôt of an American dynasty filled with possibilities for future investigation.--Montana the Magazine of Western History

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First Family of the Fur Trade

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