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Galveston Island, or, A Few Months off the Coast of Texas : The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan, 1839–1840 / Francis C. Sheridan; ed. by Willis W. Pratt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©1954Description: 1 online resource (204 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780292755864
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Illustrations -- The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan, 1839-1840 -- Notes on Texas -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Index
Summary: On the last Sunday of the year 1839, Francis Sheridan, an elegant young Irishman in the British diplomatic service, sailed from Barbados for the Republic of Texas. His mission in the new nation was to contribute the opinion of an eyewitness to the deliberations going on in London concerning proposed recognition of Texas. This jounal contains some of the material that Sheridan used for his official report and much colorful detail that he did not use. First published by the University of Texas Press in 1956, it is the travel diary of a sophisticated and discerning student of human nature.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780292755864

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Illustrations -- The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan, 1839-1840 -- Notes on Texas -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Index

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On the last Sunday of the year 1839, Francis Sheridan, an elegant young Irishman in the British diplomatic service, sailed from Barbados for the Republic of Texas. His mission in the new nation was to contribute the opinion of an eyewitness to the deliberations going on in London concerning proposed recognition of Texas. This jounal contains some of the material that Sheridan used for his official report and much colorful detail that he did not use. First published by the University of Texas Press in 1956, it is the travel diary of a sophisticated and discerning student of human nature.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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