H. Sophie Burton earned her doctorate in Latin
American history from Texas Christian University, USA, and is the
author of numerous articles on colonial Louisiana.
F. Todd Smith, a professor of history at the
University of North Texas, USA, is the author of five books,
including his latest, Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier,
1500–1821.
". . . provides the reader with a detailed picture of this frontier
community in the eighteenth century. . . a valuable resource for
anyone interested in the growth of plantation-based slavery in
eighteenth-century America."--Journal of American Ethnic
History--Kenneth Aslakson "Journal of American Ethnic History"
". . . should be on the shelf of every researcher looking into
colonial and frontier development."--HAHR--Ray F. Broussard
"HAHR"
"Colonial Natchitoches, A Creole Community on the Louisiana-Texas
Frontier is excellent in all respects, and authors H. Sophie Burton
and F. Todd Smith accomplished this through extensive research in
French and Spanish archives. Their meticulous analysis of the
social and economic components of a frontier settlement through
nearly a century lays bare the fabric of its development. Anyone
working on studies of early colonial settlements should take note
of this book and follow the guidelines set here. . . should grace
any Louisiana library. It is a collectible that you should not
overlook."--The Advocate-- "The Advocate" (5/4/2008 12:00:00
AM)
"Anyone interested in community formation will find this book a joy
to read. . . a model local study. . . All historians of the early
Deep South should put this book on their essential reading
list."--American Historical Review--Thomas N. Ingersoll "American
Historical Review"
"Authors H. Sophie Burton and F. Todd Smith have crafted a
remarkable definitive study of Natchitoches, Louisiana. .
."--Chronicles of Oklahoma-- "The Chronicles of Oklahoma"
(12/8/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"This book should inspire new debate about this important historic
site."--Choice-- "CHOICE" (2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)
"This wonderful new micro history of colonial Natchitoches builds
on earlier studies to . . . give us a snapshot of life on the
Louisiana frontier, one solidly based on archival research, which
greatly enhances our understanding of an important chapter in
Louisiana history. This is social history at its best and deserving
of a place on reading lists in Louisiana history
courses."--Louisiana History--Brian E. Coutts "Louisiana
History"
" . . . blazes new historiographical ground by providing an
in-depth community study of Natchitoches during the eighteenth
century . . . . they provide a detailed economic analysis that
shows that trade with Native Americans did not dominate colonial
Natchitoches, challenging what some earlier studies had supposed .
. . . This important study establishes interpretations and
conclusions about colonial Natchitoches that will inform
scholarship for decades to come." --Journal of American History--
"The Journal of American History"
"With publication of H. Sophie Burton and F. Todd Smith's Colonial
Natchitoches, the history of colonial Louisiana has taken a giant
step forward. Their meticulous analysis of French and Spanish
archival documentation for the social and economic components of a
frontier settlement through nearly a century lays bare the fabric
of its development. This study sets a standard that future
histories of colonial settlements will want to follow."--Gilbert C.
Din, author, Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves--Gilbert C. Din,
author, Spaniards, Planters, and Slaves
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