"Kathleen Byrd's study chronicles the development of Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 1803 to 1840. During this period, Louisiana became part of the United States, transforming Natchitoches from a small, insignificant, predominately French settlement of farmers and Indian traders into a vital frontier town and federal outpost. Later, after the federal government reduced its presence, the town became an important jumping-off point for settlers heading west. Not long after the Louisiana Purchase, the United States sought to ...
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"Kathleen Byrd's study chronicles the development of Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 1803 to 1840. During this period, Louisiana became part of the United States, transforming Natchitoches from a small, insignificant, predominately French settlement of farmers and Indian traders into a vital frontier town and federal outpost. Later, after the federal government reduced its presence, the town became an important jumping-off point for settlers heading west. Not long after the Louisiana Purchase, the United States sought to establish its dominance on the border with Imperial Spain, resulting in the creation of three governmental institutions in Natchitoches: Fort Claiborne to provide a military presence on the frontier to protect American territory from the menacing Spanish just to the west; an Indian Agency to handle government interactions with regional tribes; and a trading post to create economic ties with the Indians. This heavy governmental presence and its associated activities characterized Natchitoches until the early 1820s when the United States removed these entities. Afterward, Natchitoches became an important regional trading center and a supply depot for settlers heading west into Texas. Natchitoches continued to prosper until the formation of a sand bar north of the town began to divert the flow of the Red River into a channel away from the settlement. Later, the removal of the Great Raft, which had impeded river transportation north of Natchitoches, opened the area upriver from Natchitoches to settlement, further weakening the town's importance. While examining Natchitoches's various transformations, Byrd analyzes the confrontation between the Spanish and Americans on the frontier. She also explores the interactions of American settlers with the various Native American tribes in the region, using observations by the Indian agent John Sibley as a key source. Other primary sources include governmental reports, travel accounts, diaries, memoirs, newspapers, and personal letters. Written with general readers in mind, Byrd's account of early Natchitoches synthesizes its intriguing history, making its story available to a broader audience"--
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