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Adolphe Gouhenant : French revolutionary, utopian leader, and Texas frontier photographer
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Adolphe Gouhenant : French revolutionary, utopian leader, and Texas frontier photographer / Paula Selzer and Emmanuel Pécontal.
ISBN
9781574417692
157441769X
9781574417791
Publication
Denton : UNT Press, [2019]
Physical Description
xx, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Book is a biography of Francois Ignace Gouhenant (1804-1871), who was a pro-labor activist in France, then emigrated to Texas to found a utopian colony, then became one of the founders of Dallas and a photographer of early sites in Dallas and North Texas. He changed his first name to Adolphe in his twenties"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 18, 2019
Series
Number 3 in the Texas Local Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-415) and index.
Contents
The Early Years in France (1804-1848): A Temple for the Arts and Sciences
The Birth of a Political Ideology
A Conspiracy in Toulouse
Caught in the Dragnet
The Trial
A Long Journey (1848): A Utopian Paradise in Texas
Journey to Icaria
Walking across Texas
Letters and Accusations
A Second Life in Texas (1848-1871): A Rebirth on the Frontier
The Arts Saloon
Two Frenchmen and a Funeral
Family Reunions and More Socialists
A Wanderer by Vocation
A Painful Era
A Wanderer Rests
Epilogue.
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