Winner, San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2005
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 Laffite, 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, Francois Lagarde and thirteen other experts present original articles that explore the French presence and influence on Texas history, arts, education,...
Winner, San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2005
The flag of France is one of the six flags that have flown over Texas, but all...
When Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, landed on the Texas coast in 1685, bent on founding a French colony, his enterprise was doomed to failure. Not only was he hundreds of miles from his intended landfall--the mouth of the Mississippi--but his supply ship, Aimable, was wrecked at the mouth of Matagorda Bay, leaving the colonists with scant provisions and little protection against local Indian tribes. In anger and disgust, he struck out at the ship's captain, Claude Aigron, accusing him of wrecking the vessel purposely and maliciously.
Captain Aigron and his crew...
When Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, landed on the Texas coast in 1685, bent on founding a French colony, his enterprise was doomed to failure....
Qui sont les Francais vivant aux Etats-Unis aujourd hui ? Combien sont-ils, qu y font-ils, ou et comment vivent-ils ? Qu est-ce qui les pousse a s expatrier ou a immigrer ? Que se passe-t-il pour eux et pour leurs enfants lorsqu ils changent de culture et de nationalite ? Forment-ils une francophonie avec les Francos de Nouvelle-Angleterre, les Cajuns de Louisiane, les francophones venus du Canada, des Antilles ou d Afrique ? Ou en est l enseignement du francais dans les ecoles et les universites americaines ? Que fait, que vaut la France culturellement, politiquement et economiquement au...
Qui sont les Francais vivant aux Etats-Unis aujourd hui ? Combien sont-ils, qu y font-ils, ou et comment vivent-ils ? Qu est-ce qui les pousse a s exp...