Episode 127: Spanish Louisiana - Frances Turnbell (Origins, Part 7)

Episode Description

In this episode of the "Origins" series, Frances Turnbell joins host Sean Rost to discuss her new book, Spanish Louisiana: Contest for Borderlands, 1763–1803.

Episode Image: Spanish Commander’s Home in Ste. Genevieve, ca. 1916 [Ethel Massie Withers Collection (C1440), SHSMO]

Banner Image: Map of Louisiana as formerly claimed by France, ca. 1765 [The State Historical Society of Missouri Map Collection]

About the Guest

Frances Turnbell holds a PhD in History from Vanderbilt University. Presently, she is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of North Alabama. She is the author of Spanish Louisiana: Contest for Borderlands, 1763–1803.