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Jean-Charles Houzeau's Escape from Texas : A Belgian Astronomer Caught in the American Civil War / by Christiaan Sterken, Amy Abercrombie King.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sterken, C. (Christiaan), author.
- King, Amy Abercrombie, author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651)
- Springer biographies 2365-0613
- Springer Biographies, 2365-0613
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- History.
- Astronomy.
- Astrophysics.
- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
- US History.
- History of Science.
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
- Local Subjects:
- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
- US History.
- History of Science.
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIII, 161 pages) : 27 illustrations, 23 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- Translated from the original French and annotated with figures, historical maps and commentary from the translators, this work is Jean-Charles Houzeau's account of his escape from Texas during the American Civil War. Houzeau was a Belgian astronomer who worked a couple of years as assistant astronomer at the Brussels Observatory, but eventually moved to the United States. He was living as a frontierman in Texas when the Civil War broke out, and because he took an abolitionist stance and helped slaves escape, he was forced to flee to Mexico, from where he sailed to New Orleans on board of a US military vessel. Originally titled La terreur blanche au Texas et mon 'evasion, Houzeau captured the details of his escape in 1862. The editors, an astronomer and a French language teacher, have added supplementary material to give the readers more depth and historical context to the story.
- Contents:
- Part I Jean-Charles Houzeau: His work, his travels and his letters.-Jean-Charles Houzeau de Lehaie.-San Antonio in Houzeau's times
- The nature and literary quality of Houzeau's work, and of its translations
- Explanatory remarks
- Part II Appendix: Selected letters and transcripts of official documents
- Transcription of official Texas documents
- Transcription of official letters
- Part III Jean-Charles Houzeau's White Terror in Texas
- Foreword
- Letter I.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-46538-4
- 9783030465384
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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