| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 435 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Hidden river: La Salle and the Rio Escondido, 1682-85 -- Fatal error: La Salle in Texas, 1685-87 -- The French goad: New Spain on alert, 1685-86 -- The greatest force and effort: the Gulf reexamined, 1687-89 -- Fateful site: Fort Saint-Louis, 1689-90 -- Failure and frustation: Teran and Tonti, 1691-92 -- Doubtful choice: Pensacola Bay and the Mississippi, 1693 -- Rivals face to face: the race for Pensacola Bay, 1698-99 -- Malbanchya: Iberville on the Mississippi, 1699 -- The Marshland: Biloxi bay to the Caddo, 1699-1700 -- Uneasy alliance: Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, 1701-1703 -- Priest and Cavalier: the Bartering of Texas, 1714-18 -- Cannibal coast: La Harpe, Bellisle, and Beranger, 1718-21 -- Exploration and conflict: Florida and Texas, 1716-46 |
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Ghosts from the wilderness: Texas and Tamaulipas, 1745 -- Pais Despoblado: Costa del Seno Santander, 1748-55 -- Failure on the trinity: Atakapa and Akokisa, 1746-62 -- Expanding horizons: Mapping the coastal region, 1682-1720 -- Edge of enlightenment: the Struggle got longitude, 1723-62 |
| Analysis |
Gulf States Discovery and exploration French |
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Gulf States History To 1803 |
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Mexico, Gulf of Discovery and exploration French |
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Mexico, Gulf of History |
| Notes |
Sequel to: Spanish Sea. Sequel: Changing tides |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Discoveries in geography -- French
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Kolonialisme.
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Ontdekkingsreizen.
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Fransen.
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Spanjaarden.
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Mexico, Gulf of -- Discovery and exploration -- French
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Gulf States -- Discovery and exploration -- French
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Mexico, Gulf of -- History
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Gulf States -- History -- To 1803.
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Gulf of Mexico
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United States -- Gulf States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
91009852 |
| ISBN |
0585174342 |
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9780585174341 |
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