RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 034576729 LA English T1 Louisiana Purchase A1 Hotchner, A. E., PB Carroll & Graf Publishers PP New York YR 1996 SN 0786703091 9780786703098 AB The founding of St. Louis, featuring Guy Laroule, a French nobleman banished to America for flirting with King Louis XV's mistress. The novel describes his adventurous life--planter, fur trader, Indian fighter--as well as his role in founding St. Louis and convincing the U.S. to buy Louisiana.