- 345 pages
- English
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About this book
A surprising history of explorers, pirates, priests, artists, and more: " The best overall study of the French experience in Texas ever assembled." —Jack Jackson, editor of Texas by Terán The flag of France is one of the six flags that have flown over Texas, but all that many people know about the French presence in Texas is the ill-fated explorer Cavelier de La Salle, fabled pirate Jean Lafitte, or Cajun music and food. Yet the French have made lasting contributions to Texas history and culture that deserve to be widely known and appreciated. In this book, François Lagarde and thirteen other experts present original articles that explore the French presence and influence on Texas history, arts, education, religion, and business from the arrival of La Salle in 1685 to the dawn of the twenty-first century. Each article covers an important figure or event in the France-Texas story. The historical articles thoroughly investigate early French colonists and explorers; the French pirates and privateers; the Bonapartists of Champ-d'Asile; the French at the Alamo; Dubois de Saligny and French recognition of the Republic of Texas; the nineteenth-century utopists of Icaria and Reunion; and the French Catholic missions. Other articles deal with French immigration in Texas, including the founding of Castroville; Cajuns in Texas; and the French economic presence in Texas today—the first such study ever published. The remaining articles look at painters Théodore and Marie Gentilz; sculptor Raoul Josset; French architecture in Texas; French travelers from Théodore Pavie to Simone de Beauvoir who have written on Texas; and the French heritage in Texas education. Includes more than seventy photos and illustrations
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Wreck of Ships and Dreams: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle
- 2. Exploring the Texas Coast: Bellisle, Béranger, and La Harpe, 1719–1721
- 3. Ambivalent Successes and Successful Failures: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodríguez
- 4. Athanase de Mézières and the French in Texas, 1750–1803
- 5. French Pirates and Privateers in Texas
- 6. Champ d’Asile, Texas
- 7. Heroes, Villains, Merchants, and Priests: The Alamo’s Frenchmen
- 8. Diplomacy, Commerce, and Colonization: Saligny and the Republic
- 9. Grounds for Emigration: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro
- 10. Henri Castro and Castroville: Alsatian History and Heritage
- 11. French Catholic Missions in Texas, 1840–1880: Propagation and Enterprise
- 12. Birth, Stock, and Work: French Immigration in Texas
- 13. French Artists in Texas
- 14. Eugénie Lavender, née Aubanel: A Romantic on the Frontier
- 15. Building Utopia in the Promised Land: Icarians and Fourierists in Texas
- 16. Is There French Architecture in Texas?
- 17. The Enduring Legacy of the French in Texas Education
- 18. French Travelers in Texas: Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor
- 19. “Grand Texas”: The Cajun Migration to Texas
- 20. Raoul Josset and the 1936 Texas Centennial
- 21. Global Culture: French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001
- Epilogue
- Selected Bibliography
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Index