"The Illinois Habitant," writes Natalia Maree Belting, "was a gay soul; he seemed shockingly carefree to later, self-righteous puritans from the American colonies. He danced on Sunday after mass, was passionately attached to faro and half a dozen other card games, and played billiards at all hours. He gossiped long over a friendly pipe and congenial mug of brandy in the half-dusk of his porch or in the noisy tavern." First published...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0809325365
ISBN13:9780809325368
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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