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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
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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.