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In her book, Building the Devil’s Empire, Shannon Dawdy reflects on the development of New Orleans from 1718 until 1768 during the revolt against Spanish rule. She depicts imagery describing to the reader what it was like in New Orleans and even paints a picture of what it was through others point of views. Throughout the book, Dawdy explains what a rouge colony is through historical people. Their ideas and experiences serve to back up the concept of Louisiana the “rouge colony.” The examples from the people show the nature of a rouge colony and the development of not only New Orleans but also Louisiana. Shannon Dawdy mentions rogue colonialism many times. This idea is one of the major factors that affects the overall atmosphere of New Orleans. According to Dawdy, colonialism is the “technical facts of political and territorial hegemony,” and also the “ideologies and practices of daily life in colonies” (p.237). In Louisiana, colonialism was rouge because various people had their best interest in my while still pushing for colonial frontiers. These people included governors and piratical beggars. A “rogue” can …show more content…

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