Galveston Island, or, A Few Months off the Coast of Texas
204 pages, 5 x 8
Paperback
Release Date:01 Jan 1954
ISBN:9780292741706
Galveston Island, or, A Few Months off the Coast of Texas
The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan, 1839–1840
By Francis C. Sheridan; Edited by Willis W. Pratt
University of Texas Press
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.
Willis W. Pratt (1908–1991) was Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
- The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan
- Notes on Texas
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- Index
