Sketches of Early Texas and Louisiana /

Sketches of Early Texas and Louisiana / / Frédéric Gaillardet.

A lively report of travels in early nineteenth-century Texas and Louisiana and a fascinating account of the discovery, exploration, and settlement of those areas is presented in the work of this ebullient young French dramatist and journalist who traveled to Louisiana in 1837 and to Texas in 1839. F...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
VerfasserIn:
Gaillardet, Frédéric,
TeilnehmendeR:
Shepherd, James L.
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1966
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (196 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • Sketches of Early Texas and Louisiana
  • 1. Urging French Recognition of Texas
  • 2. Invasions of the Anglo-American Race into Texas
  • 3. Moving toward Revolution
  • 4. From the Alamo to San Jacinto
  • 5. Happenings in the New Republic
  • 6. A Future for the French in Texas
  • 7. The Beginnings of Louisiana
  • 8. Iberville, Bienville, and Perier
  • 9. Members of the New Orleans Bar
  • 10. French Memories of Texas: Champ d'Asile
  • 11. The Story of Pierre Soule
  • Appendix: Concerning Pierre Soule in Madrid
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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