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title:The French Thorn : Rival Explorers in the Spanish Sea, 1682-1762
author:Weddle, Robert S.
publisher:Texas A&M University Press
isbn10 | asin:0890964807
print isbn13:9780890964804
ebook isbn13:9780585174341
language:English
subjectMexico, Gulf of--Discovery and exploration--French, Gulf States--Discovery and exploration--French, Mexico, Gulf of--History, Gulf States--History--To 1803.
publication date:1991
lcc:F296.W427 1991eb
ddc:976/.01
subject:Mexico, Gulf of--Discovery and exploration--French, Gulf States--Discovery and exploration--French, Mexico, Gulf of--History, Gulf States--History--To 1803.
Page iii
The French Thorn
Rival Explorers in the Spanish Sea, 1682-1762
Robert S. Weddle
Texas AM University Press COLLEGE STATION Page iv Copyright - photo 2
Texas A&M University Press
COLLEGE STATION
Page iv
Copyright 1991 by Robert S. Weddle Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition
The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability.Picture 3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Weddle, Robert S.
The French thorn : rival explorers in the Spanish Sea, 1682-1762/
Robert S. Weddle.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-89096-480-7
1. Mexico, Gulf of Discovery and exploration French. 2. Gulf
States Discovery and exploration French. 3. Mexico, Gulf of
History. 4. Gulf States History To 1803.
F296.W427 1991
976'01 dc20 91-9852
CIP
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
page vii
Preface
ix
Abbreviations
xii
Part I: The Lost Colony
1. Hidden River: La Salle and the Ro Escondido, 1682-85
3
2. Fatal Error: La Salle in Texas, 1685-87
26
3. The French Goad: New Spain on Alert, 1685-86
40
4. The Greatest Force and Effort: The Gulf Reexamined, 1687-89
52
5. Fateful Site: Fort Saint-Louis, 1689-90
71
Part II: Action and Reaction
6. Failure and Frustration: Tern and Tonti, 1691-92
87
7. Doubtful Choice: Pensacola Bay and the Mississippi, 1693
101
8. Rivals Face to Face: The Race for Pensacola Bay, 1698-99
119
9. Malbanchya: Iberville on the Mississippi, 1699
135
Part III: Friendly Enemies
10. The Marshland: Biloxi Bay to the Caddo, 1699-1700
157
11. Uneasy Alliance: Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, 1701-1703
179
12. Priest and Cavalier: The Bartering of Texas, 1714-18
190
13. Cannibal Coast: La Harpe, Bellisle, and Branger, 1718-21
208
Part IV: Costa Brava
14. Exploration and Conflict: Florida and Texas, 1716-46
231
15. Ghosts from the Wilderness: Texas and Tamaulipas, 1745
244
16. Pas Despoblado: Costa del Seno Mexicano, 1747
258
17. Final Conquest: Colonia de Nuevo Santander, 1748-55
276
18. Failure on the Trinity: Atkapa and Akokisa, 1746-62
286

Page vi
Part V: Maps and Ideas
19. Expanding Horizons: Mapping the Coastal Region, 1682-1720
307
20. Edge of Enlightenment: The Struggle for Longitude, 1723-62
326
Glossary
348
Notes
351
Bibliography
397
Index
410

Page vii
ILLUSTRATIONS
1. Nicolas Sanson's map of "La Floride"
page 6-7
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