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A visionary adventurer : Arsène Lacarrière Latour, 1778-1837 : the unusual travels of a Frenchman in the Americas
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Aventurier visionnaire. English
Title
A visionary adventurer : Arsène Lacarrière Latour, 1778-1837 : the unusual travels of a Frenchman in the Americas / by Jean Garrigoux ; translated by Gordon S. Brown.
ISBN
9781935754930
1935754939
Publication
Lafayette, LA : University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, [2017]
Physical Description
xvii , 332 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.
Contents
The son of the lieutenant general
A young man during the Revolution
Service in Saint Domingue
An architect in the United States
From secret agent to chief engineer
The New Orleans Campaign
From history to intelligence work
Agent of the Corsairs and counselor to his Catholic Majesty
Don Arsenio seduced by Havana
The businessman
The bridges of despair
Sem tornats.
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