TY - BOOK AU - Lagarde,François TI - The French in Texas: History, Migration, Culture T2 - Focus on American History Series SN - 9780292797802 AV - F395 PY - 2003/// CY - Austin PB - University of Texas Press KW - French Americans-Texas-History KW - French Americans-Migrations KW - French Americans-Texas-Intellectual life KW - Texas-History KW - Texas-Civilization KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION, by François Lagarde -- 1. THE WRECK OF SHIPS AND DREAMS: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle, by Robert S. Weddle -- 2. EXPLORING THE TEXAS COAST: Bellisle, Béranger, and La Harpe, 1719-1721, by Robert S. Weddle and Patricia R. Lemée -- 3. AMBIVALENT SUCCESSES AND SUCCESSFUL FAILURES: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodríguez, by Patricia R. Lemée -- 4. ATHANASE DE MÉZIÈRES AND THE FRENCH IN TEXAS, 1750 -1803, by F. Todd Smith -- 5. FRENCH PIRATES AND PRIVATEERS IN TEXAS, by R. Dale Olson -- 6. CHAMP D'ASILE, TEXAS, by Betje Black Klier -- 7. HEROES, VILLAINS, MERCHANTS, AND PRIESTS: The Alamo's Frenchmen, by Betje Black Klier -- 8. DIPLOMACY, COMMERCE, AND COLONIZATION: Saligny and the Republic of Texas, by François Lagarde -- 9. GROUNDS FOR EMIGRATION: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro, by Janine Erny -- 10. HENRI CASTRO AND CASTROVILLE: Alsatian History and Heritage, by Wayne M. Ahr -- 11. FRENCH CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN TEXAS, 1840-1880: Propagation and Enterprise, by François Lagarde -- 12. BIRTH, STOCK, AND WORK French Immigration in Texas, by François Lagarde -- 13. FRENCH ARTISTS IN TEXAS, by Martha Utterback -- 14. EUGÉNIE LAVENDER, NÉE AUBANEL A Romantic on the Frontier, by Martha Utterback -- 15. BUILDING UTOPIA IN THE PROMISED LAND Icarians and Fourierists in Texas, by Jonathan Beecher -- 16. IS THERE FRENCH ARCHITECTURE IN TEXAS? by Richard Cleary -- 17. THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE FRENCH IN TEXAS EDUCATION, by Ann Marie Caldwell -- 18. FRENCH TRAVELERS IN TEXAS Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor, by Alexandra K. Wettlaufer -- 19. "GRAND TEXAS" The Cajun Migration to Texas, by Carl A. Brasseaux -- 20. RAOUL JOSSET AND THE 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL, by François Lagarde -- 21. GLOBAL CULTURE French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001, by François Lagarde -- EPILOGUE, by François Lagarde; Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Index N2 - No detailed description available for "The French in Texas" UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3443115 ER -