Name/Title
Story of Champ D'Asile Told by Two Colonists [Book]Description
Story of ill-fated group of French Napoleonic refugees who landed at Galveston in 1818 and attempted to build a colony on the Trinity River. Repulsed by Spanish, they were rescued by Lafitte and taken to New Orleans. B/w illustrations, 1st edition, Limited to 300 copies.Context
Inscribed to Katherine E. Wheatley (a Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Texas at Austin):
"Katherine E. Wheatley, Christmas 1937
petit present pour celebrar carte loneue amitie de vieille date qui est tougours jeune
Donald Joseph"