Jean-Charles Houzeau's escape from Texas : a Belgian astronomer caught in the American Civil War / Christiaan Sterken, Amy Abercrombie King.
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
3030465381 (electronic book)
9783030465360
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (165 pages).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-46
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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King, Amy Abercrombie.
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Springer biographies.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.