This Thanksgiving I remember Joan of Arc and her resistance to British Invasion to gleam insights into Colonialism in the New World.
Read MoreRead Gabriel De Clieu's polemic of his responsibility for the harvesting of coffee in the French American colonies translated into English.
Read MoreOne of the initial investments into developing Louisiana was a hunt for gold. One of our early governors, Antione LaMothe, Siuer de Cadillac (Also the founder of Detroit), went to France to advance the search. He brokered a deal with Antione Crozat at the very location where their Ritz-Carlton is in Paris. Read more…
Read MoreWhile in Lorient, France I visited the Museum of the Company of the East. The establishment of New Orleans’ economy is linked to this French institution. One of its exhibits reveals the institution that ignited the wealth the city would cultivate.
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