The French in Texas : history, migration, culture /

The French in Texas : history, migration, culture / / Francois Lagarde, editor.

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Superior document:Focus on American history series
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Lagarde, Francois, 1949-
ProQuest (Firm)
Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Focus on American history series.
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Physical Description:xiii, 330 p., [16] p. of plates :; ill. (some col.), col. maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • ix 1. The Wreck of Ships and Dreams: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle
  • ROBERT S. WEDDLE
  • I
  • 2. Exploring the Texas Coast: Bellisle, Beranger, and La Harpe, 1719-1721
  • ROBERT S. WEDDLE AND PATRICIA R. LEMEE
  • 20
  • 3. Ambivalent Successes and Successful Failures: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodriguez
  • PATRICIA R. LEMEE
  • 35
  • 4. Athanase de M6zieres and the French in Texas, 1750-1803
  • F. TODD SMITH
  • 46
  • 5. French Pirates and Privateers in Texas
  • R. DALE OLSON
  • 60
  • 6. Champ d'Asile, Texas
  • BETJE BLACK KLIER
  • 79
  • 7. Heroes, Villains, Merchants, and Priests: The Alamo's Frenchmen
  • BETJE BLACK KLIER
  • 98
  • 8. Diplomacy, Commerce, and Colonization: Saligny and the Republic
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • 107
  • 9. Grounds for Emigration: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro
  • JANINE ERNY
  • 124
  • 10. Henri Castro and Castroville: Alsatian History and Heritage
  • WAYNE M. AHR
  • I28
  • 11. French Catholic Missions in Texas, 1840-1880: Propagation and Enterprise
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • 142
  • 12. Birth, Stock, and Work: French Immigration in Texas
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • I57
  • 13. French Artists in Texas
  • MARTHA UTTERBACK
  • 178
  • 14. Eugenie Lavender, nee Aubanel: A Romantic on the Frontier
  • MARTHA UTTERBACK
  • 192
  • 15. Building Utopia in the Promised Land:
  • Icarians and Fourierists in Texas
  • JONATHAN BEECHER
  • 197
  • 16. Is There French Architecture in Texas?
  • RICHARD CLEARY
  • 226
  • 17. The Enduring Legacy of the French in Texas Education
  • ANN MARIE CALDWELL
  • 240
  • 18. French Travelers in Texas: Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor
  • ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER
  • 255
  • 19. "Grand Texas": The Cajun Migration to Texas
  • CARL A. BRASSEAUX
  • 273
  • 20. Raoul Josset and the I936 Texas Centennial
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • 287
  • 21. Global Culture: French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • 293
  • Epilogue
  • FRANCOIS LAGARDE
  • 309 Selected Bibliography
  • 313
  • Contributors
  • 321
  • Acknowledgments
  • 323
  • Index
  • 324.

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