The French in Texas
Subtitle: history, migration, culture
By: Franc̦ois Lagarde, editor.
Contributors: Lagarde, Franc̦ois, 1949-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Focus on American history series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: French Americans -- Texas -- History.; French Americans -- Migrations.; French Americans -- Texas -- Intellectual life.; Texas -- History.; Texas -- Civilization.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-320) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: ix 1. The Wreck of Ships and Dreams: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle; title: ROBERT S. WEDDLE; title: I; title: 2. Exploring the Texas Coast: Bellisle, Beranger, and La Harpe, 1719-1721; title: ROBERT S. WEDDLE AND PATRICIA R. LEMEE; title: 20; title: 3. Ambivalent Successes and Successful Failures: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodriguez; title: PATRICIA R. LEMEE; title: 35; title: 4. Athanase de M6zieres and the French in Texas, 1750-1803; title: F. TODD SMITH; title: 46; title: 5. French Pirates and Privateers in Texas; title: R. DALE OLSON; title: 60; title: 6. Champ d'Asile, Texas; title: BETJE BLACK KLIER; title: 79; title: 7. Heroes, Villains, Merchants, and Priests: The Alamo's Frenchmen; title: BETJE BLACK KLIER; title: 98; title: 8. Diplomacy, Commerce, and Colonization: Saligny and the Republic; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: 107; title: 9. Grounds for Emigration: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro; title: JANINE ERNY; title: 124; title: 10. Henri Castro and Castroville: Alsatian History and Heritage; title: WAYNE M. AHR; title: I28; title: 11. French Catholic Missions in Texas, 1840-1880: Propagation and Enterprise; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: 142; title: 12. Birth, Stock, and Work: French Immigration in Texas; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: I57; title: 13. French Artists in Texas; title: MARTHA UTTERBACK; title: 178; title: 14. Eugenie Lavender, nee Aubanel: A Romantic on the Frontier; title: MARTHA UTTERBACK; title: 192; title: 15. Building Utopia in the Promised Land:; title: Icarians and Fourierists in Texas; title: JONATHAN BEECHER; title: 197; title: 16. Is There French Architecture in Texas?; title: RICHARD CLEARY; title: 226; title: 17. The Enduring Legacy of the French in Texas Education; title: ANN MARIE CALDWELL; title: 240; title: 18. French Travelers in Texas: Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor; title: ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER; title: 255; title: 19. "Grand Texas": The Cajun Migration to Texas; title: CARL A. BRASSEAUX; title: 273; title: 20. Raoul Josset and the I936 Texas Centennial; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: 287; title: 21. Global Culture: French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: 293; title: Epilogue; title: FRANCOIS LAGARDE; title: 309 Selected Bibliography; title: 313; title: Contributors; title: 321; title: Acknowledgments; title: 323; title: Index; title: 324.