The French in Texas history, migration, culture /
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| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2003.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Focus on American history series.
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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.