(He has one living direct descendant, Monseigneur Jefferson DeBlanc, Jr. Denis died in 1744, leaving behind five children and his wife, who, according to local folklore was the wealthiest woman west of the Mississippi River. Eventually, he and his wife were able to talk their way back to Natchitoches. Denis spent the next few years wandering, eventually making his way into Mexico, where he fell in love with the step-granddaughter of a Spanish commander. Denis established Natchitoches, which was essentially just a small fort intended to thwart Spanish expansion. In 1714, four years before Bienville settled New Orleans, Louis Juchereau de St. The town is named after a local indigenous tribe, a word that scholars believe translates as “land where the dirt is red.” Today, in nearby Kisatchie National Forest, there is a protected section of 38,000 acres of rugged terrain known as the Red Dirt National Wildlife Management Preserve. Eight miles north is the town of Natchitoches, the oldest French settlement in the United States and the oldest permanent European settlement in the vast Louisiana Purchase. The true story about Melrose Plantation will likely challenge some of what you probably believe about the antebellum South, because the area once named La Grande Côte, a bend in what is now known as the Cane River, was a unique enclave with a distinct culture. François Mignon discusses Clementine Hunter in 1978 (Source NSU).Īnd to understand Melrose, you have to begin with a relationship between another black woman from Natchitoches Parish and a white man who actually was from France, Claude Thomas Pierre Métoyer. To understand Hunter, you must understand her relationship with the mysterious and eccentric François Mignon, a pathological liar who also recognized the truth of her art, but, more than anything else, you must understand Hunter’s muse, Melrose Plantation, a place every bit as complex and contradictory and conflicted about its past as Mignon. He remained one of her closest friends until his death. He was a prolific diarist, writing for six days a week for the next thirty years, but more than anything, he was a true believer in Clementine Hunter. He was the first to “officially” document her paintings in his journal from 1939. He could be forgiven for scripting a new name, a new history, and a new future, and more than any other singular figure, François Mignon is responsible for championing the artwork of Clementine Hunter. In many respects, Mignon was a complete fraud, but according to those who knew him best, his genius was still unquestionable. Whenever you purchase an item through a designated link on this site, I will receive a small referral fee (at no additional cost to you), to be applied to the cost of recipe ingredients and general blog maintenance.Frank VerNooy Mineah had invented an entirely new life for himself in Natchitoches, where he had planned on remaining for only six weeks but ended up staying until he died in 1980. Jama's Alphabet Soup participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. If you purchase a book via a link on this site, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Jama's Alphabet Soup is an affiliate of, which supports independent bookstores. Archives Archives I Wrote Celebrating its 29th year in print! I Wrote Celebrating its 26th year in print! More Foodie Books for Kids Click to see 400+ of my favorite tasty reads! Indie Artist Spotlights Official Alphabet Soup Cookie Oatmeal Jama Bars (from Robyn Hood Black) Official Alphabet Soup SongĮye Candy Takes the Cake Beauty, inspiration, friendship, tea. Michael Bond’s 90th Birthday Celebration Yogurt Marmalade Cake Eloise’s 60th Anniversary Celebration Rawther delish! Julia Child’s 100th Birthday Celebration Click to read all the posts! Kidlit hotTEAs: brew la-la! Don oven mitts before clicking. Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday Celebration Sophie Dahl's Orange Raspberry Victoria Sponge Archival Lists
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