Robert S. Weddle - Changing Tides: Twilight and Dawn in the Spanish Sea, 1763-1803 (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a & M University)
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Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University
title
:
Changing Tides : Twilight and Dawn in the Spanish Sea, 1763-1803 Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; No. 58
author
:
Weddle, Robert S.
publisher
:
Texas A&M University Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0890966613
print isbn13
:
9780890966617
ebook isbn13
:
9780585174143
language
:
English
subject
Mexico, Gulf of--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, Gulf States--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, Mexico, Gulf of--History, Gulf States--History--To 1803, Mexico--History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810.
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
F296.W426 1995eb
ddc
:
976/.02
subject
:
Mexico, Gulf of--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, Gulf States--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, Mexico, Gulf of--History, Gulf States--History--To 1803, Mexico--History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810.
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Changing Tides
Twilight and Dawn in the Spanish Sea, 17631803
Robert S. Weddle
Page iv
Copyright 1995 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.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weddle, Robert S. Changing tides : twilight and dawn in the Spanish Sea, 17631803 / Robert S. Weddle. 1st ed. p. cm. (Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 58) Sequel to: The French thorn. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89096-661-3 (alk. paper) 1. Mexico, Gulf ofDiscovery and explorationSpanish. 2. Gulf StatesDiscovery and explorationSpanish. 3. Mexico, Gulf ofSpanish colony, 15401810. I. Title. II. Series. F296.W426 1995 976.02DC20 95-11476 CIP
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Nature protects these harbours and coasts with dangerous reefs. Hurricanes prevail, and storms so menacing as to make access difficult to ships. The intemperate climate imitates the plagues of Egypt with their contagious and pestilential insects. The shores produce innumerable delicious fruits, but mixed in their savoury morsels is the bitterness of death, and thus the extremes to which hunger and thirst are commonly brought by long voyages bring closer the fatal hour. Pedro Alonso O'Crouley A Description of the Kingdom of New Spain, 1774
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xiv
Part I: Musical Chairs
1. A Paradoxical Age: The Late Eighteenth Century
3
2. Doubtful Prize: Louisiana in Transition, 176369
10
3. Islas Blancas: The Long English Shadow, 176567
25
4. Exploration for Posterity: The Publishing Travelers, 176378
42
5. Phantom Reef: Navigation and Hydrography, 176775
61
Part II: Rivers to Cross
6. Magnet for Intrusion: The Texas Coast, 177178
79
7.Probing the Bayous: The Trembling Prairie, 177679
91
8. From Sea to Sea: The Leeward Coast, 177181
100
9. Laguna de Trminos: End of Hopes and Dreams, 16901803
118
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Part III: Shoal Water
10. Practical Application: The Gauld Surveys, 176477
137
11. Bloody Barriers: The Karankawa Coast, 177795
152
12. Chart and Compass: Jos de Evia and the Costa Brava, 178386
168
13. Exploration and Economics: The Quest for Free Trade, 178598
185
Part IV: Fading Light
14. Naked Shore: Tampa Bay and the Florida Peninsula, 175693
203
15. Many Thorns: The Triple Threat, 17931801
219
16. Assault on Ignorance: Exploration and Enlightenment, 1790s
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