Louisa Casselle: Reconstructing a Life in the West-U.S by Paula Petrik - First Edition, 2018 from Macmillan Student Store

Louisa Casselle: Reconstructing a Life in the West-U.S

First Edition ©2018 Paula Petrik

This document collection introduces the student to a range of primary sources centered on the life of a nineteenth-century prostitute in the American West. Students will learn to identify evidentiary gaps and employ strategies (verification, inference, reasonable speculation) for dealing with the mi...
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Louisa Casselle: Reconstructing a Life in the West-U.S by Paula Petrik - First Edition, 2018 from Macmillan Student Store

This document collection introduces the student to a range of primary sources centered on the life of a nineteenth-century prostitute in the American West. Students will learn to identify evidentiary gaps and employ strategies (verification, inference, reasonable speculation) for dealing with the missing pieces. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.

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Central Question
Learning Objective
Introduction
Historical Background 
Primary Sources    
Joseph Cousselle and Louisa Langely, Marriage License, 1853  
Ship’s Passenger List, American Eagle, 1853
Internal Revenue Service, Nevada Tax List, Nevada, 1865   
Fire Losses, Helena, Lewis & Clark County, Montana Territory, 1874 
U.S. Manuscript Census, Gallatin County, Bozeman, Montana, 1880 
Louisa Cousselle, Excerpt from Will & Probate, 1883 and 1886  
“Death of Mrs. Lou,” Avant Courier (Bozeman, Montana Territory), June 26, 1886         
Louisa Cousselle’s Gravestone, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research  

Paula Petrik