A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Q X Y Z - A
- Abolitionists, 76, 77
- Adair, W., 82
- Aims of the colony, 49
- Allen, John, 33, 37, 68, 96
- Allgemeine Zeitung, 25
- Austin, 44, 99, 108
- Austin State Gazette (Texas State Gazette), 67, 69, 71-72, 76-78, 83, 94
- Azores, 88
- B
- Belgium, 23, 25, 44, 52, 62, 96
- Blanc, Louis, 9
- Blummer, 112
- Bourland and Manion, letter of recommendation, 40
- Brisbane, Albert, 17, 25, 29-33, 54, 85, 100, 111
- Brussels, 85, 87, 91
- Bryan, 84, 88
- Bureau, Allyre, 93
- Bussy, A. M., 98, 108-110
- C
- Cantagrel, FrancÇois, 85-86, 96, 103, 104, 108
- Capitalism, definition, 11, 55-56, 58
- Carcassonne, 87
- Castroville, 99
- Cement City, 95
- Chapelle-Guagain, 87
- Chateau-Renault, 87
- Choctaw Agency, 39
- Cincinnati, 38, 86, 95
- Colonists, 85-86, 89-94
- Communism, 28, 48, 58
- Considerant, Victor Prosper, birth and life, 21;
- escape, 25;
- contributions, 25-29;
- first trip to U.S.A., 35ff.;
- trip to Texas, ii;
- ideas concerning Texas, 40-44;
- return to Europe, 44;
- ideas on colonization, iii;
- leading attacks, 64-66;
- attitude toward slavery, 77-78;
- plans suicide, 109;
- departed in secret, 109.
- Co-operative kitchen, 103-104
- Cousin, M., 87, 114
- D
- Dallas, 41, 61, 89, 93, 95, 111
- Dallas County, 92, 93, 96, 102;
- courts, 111.
- Dallas Herald, 67, 75
- Daly, M. Cesar, 95
- DÉmocratie Pacifique, 23-24, 25
- De Morse, Major, 40
- Dickson (of Red River), 82
- Dwight, John S., 33
- E
- Engels, Frederic, 10-14
- Erie (Lake), 42
- European-American Colonization Society in Texas, 82, 84, 96, 102
- Evans, W. M., 82
- Experiment in Texas, 48
- F
- Fort Belknap, 98
- Fort Graham, 41, 44
- Fort Smith, 38, 39
- Fort Worth, 41, 42;
- soldiers in, 42, 63, 96
- Fourier, Charles Francois, photograph 1; 14, 17;
- birth and life, 18;
- teachings, 19-20;
- writings, 18, 21;
- idea tested, 22;
- death, 22.
- Fourierism, 17, 23, 30, 32-33, 111
- Free-soilers, 76
- G
- Galveston, 88, 89, 91
- Galveston News, 67, 74
- Godain-Lemaire, 52, 54
- Goetsel, Philip, proposed colony, 90
- Godwin, Parke, 33
- Gouhenans, M., 41, 95
- Greeley, Horace, 33, 75, 78
- Gregg, G. G., 82
- Guillon, Charles Francois, 52
- H
- Harrison County, 82
- Houston, 89, 90, 93, 96, 98, 114
- J
- James, Henry, 33
- K
- Kingsley, Charles, 10
- Knight, James, 96
- Know-Nothing Party, 64, 65-66, 107
- L
- La Reunion, founders, 15, 17, 91, 93;
- population, 94, 95, 97;
- remains, 101-102
- La Salle, Saint Jean-Baptiste, 10
- Lechevalier, Jules, 26
- Long, Ben, 93
- Lowell, James Russell, 33, 36
- M
- McDade, Senator, 84
- Macy, Captain, 37, 63
- Marx, Karl, 14
- Merrill, Major, 42, 62, 63
- Muiron, Just, 18, 21, 22, 26
- N
- Napoleon, 25
- Napoleon III, 91
- National Intelligencer, 86
- New Harmony, 12, 14
- New Orleans, 52, 88, 89, 91
- Newton, 111
- New York City, 35, 38, 44, 52, 107, 111
- New York Tribune, 67, 75, 77, 79
- Northern Standard, 75
- Nuremberg, 88
- O
- Owen, Robert, 9, 12-14
- P
- Paget, Amedee, 22
- Paris, 28
- Pellarin, 22
- Pendleton, 111
- PhalanstÉre, 22, 23, 26
- Phalansterians, 22, 49, 99
- Phlange (phalanx), 19-20, 22, 23, 36
- Philippe, Louis, 25
- Preston (Texas), 39-40
- R
- Raizant, M. M., 90, 113
- Reforme Industrielle, 23, 26
- Remond, Emile, 92
- Renaud, 22
- Reverchon, Julien, 91-92
- Rodbertus, Johann, 10
- Roger, 85, 86, 95, 113
- S
- Saint-Simon, school, 25, 29
- San Antonio, 44, 99, 108, 110
- Santa Fe, 37, 61
- Santerre, FranÇois, 92, 113-114
- Savardan, 87-88, 90, 91, 98, 114
- Shaw, Francis G., 33
- Socialism, definition, 10-11;
- types, 11-12;
- Marxian, 11;
- Utopian, 12; 14, 31
- SociÉtÉ de colonisation, 52;
- articles of incorporation, 53-55;
- concerning capital, 56-57;
- groups within, 57-58;
- cooperation with other societies, 59-60;
- center of commerce, 61;
- incorporation, 82-84, 96
- Standard (Northern Standard), 75
- State Gazette (Texas State Gazette) Texas, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 49, 54, 63
- T
- Texas settlers, character, 43-44
- Texas State Gazette, see Austin State Gazette
- Texas State Times, 67, 73
- Trinity River, 33, 41, LA REUNION, A French Settlement in Texas, by W. J. and Margaret F. Hammond, is the story of one of the great romantic attempts to settle Texas. It is also the failure of several hundred Europeans to realize their dreams.
This venture was led by Victor Prosper Considerant who headed a group of several hundred colonists that came to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 1855 to establish La Reunion a few miles west of Dallas, Texas. Considerant intended this colony to be an experiment. However, those who joined him thought in terms of actual accomplishments. Most of the colonists were college graduates. Many of them were professional people who were successful in European countries. They knew nothing of Texas Frontier life and were not prepared for the heavy demands the climate would make upon their existence. Even though these factors contributed to the disintegration of the colony and experiment, the chief reason for failure was the contrast of this socialistic dream with an unlimited capitalism. While La Reunion is a product of historical research, the authors have related the story in an interesting, brisk style. The gathering of all footnotes on specific pages instead of placing them at the bottom of each page will be found to be more convenient in research.
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