| Pavie in the Borderlands: The Journey of Theodore Pavie to Louisiana and Texas in 1829--1830, Including Portions of His Souvenirs Atlantiques Contributor(s): Klier, Betje Black (Author) |
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ISBN: 080712530X ISBN-13: 9780807125304 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Pavie in the Borderlands describes the cultural forces that shaped the trans-Mississippi West between 1765 and 1838 by focusing on the extraordinary Pavie family. From their settlement on the Louisiana frontier, three generations of Pavies witnessed the creation of the U.S. and its territorial expansion through the Louisiana Purchase. Betje Black Klier relates the experiences of the Pavies through the adventures of their kinsman Theodore, an enterprising eighteen-year-old who left provincial France to visit Louisiana and Texas in 1829 and 1830. Theodore kept a journal and published his exploits in a volume entitled Souvenirs atlantiques. In the first of its two parts, Pavie in the Borderlands provides the story of the family's early experiences in North America; a biographical study of Theodore; translations of some of his colorful letters from the borderlands; and an analysis of how his travels transformed him. The second part of the volume presents the first English translation of a substantial portion of Theodore's journal, including reproductions of his sketches of Louisiana and Texas environs. Klier unveils the young scholar and artist as the most significant nineteenth-century travel writer to journey west of the Mississippi. By intertwining Louisiana and Texas history with French history, Pavie in the Borderlands provides important new insights on the regions environmental, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 19th Century - Travel | United States - South - General |
| Dewey: 917.630 |
| LCCN: 00028729 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.03" W x 9" (1.02 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
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| Publisher Description: Pavie in the Borderlands describes the cultural forces that shaped the trans-Mississippi West between 1765 and 1838 by focusing on the extraordinary Pavie family. From their settlement on the Louisiana frontier, three generations of Pavies witnessed the creation of the U.S. and its territorial expansion through the Louisiana Purchase. Betje Black Klier relates the experiences of the Pavies through the adventures of their kinsman Th odore, an enterprising eighteen-year-old who left provincial France to visit Louisiana and Texas in 1829 and 1830. Th odore kept a journal and published his exploits in a volume entitled Souvenirs atlantiques. |