Jean-Charles Houzeau's escape from Texas : a Belgian astronomer caught in the American Civil War / Christiaan Sterken, Amy Abercrombie King.
Sterken, C. (Christiaan); King, Amy Abercrombie.
2020
QB36.H68
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Title Jean-Charles Houzeau's escape from Texas : a Belgian astronomer caught in the American Civil War / Christiaan Sterken, Amy Abercrombie King.
Author Sterken, C. (Christiaan)
ISBN 9783030465384 (electronic book)
3030465381 (electronic book)
9783030465360
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46
Imprint Cham : Springer, 2020.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (165 pages).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-46
Call Number QB36.H68
Dewey Decimal Classification 520.92
Summary Translated from the original French and annotated with figures, historical maps and commentary from the translators, this work is Jean-Charles Houzeau's account of his escape from Texas during the American Civil War. Houzeau was a Belgian astronomer who worked a couple of years as assistant astronomer at the Brussels Observatory, but eventually moved to the United States. He was living as a frontierman in Texas when the Civil War broke out, and because he took an abolitionist stance and helped slaves escape, he was forced to flee to Mexico, from where he sailed to New Orleans on board of a US military vessel. Originally titled La terreur blanche au Texas et mon 'evasion, Houzeau captured the details of his escape in 1862. The editors, an astronomer and a French language teacher, have added supplementary material to give the readers more depth and historical context to the story.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author King, Amy Abercrombie.
Series Springer biographies.
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Part I Jean-Charles Houzeau: His work, his travels and his letters.-Jean-Charles Houzeau de Lehaie.-San Antonio in Houzeaus times
The nature and literary quality of Houzeaus work, and of its translations
Explanatory remarks
Part II Appendix: Selected letters and transcripts of official documents
Transcription of official Texas documents
Transcription of official letters
Part III Jean-Charles Houzeaus White Terror in Texas
Foreword
Letter I.

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