{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-french-legation-9780876110874","title":"A History of the French Legation","description":"This readable and thoroughly documented volume relates the fascinating story of the French Legation in Austin. The oldest house in the city, it was built in 1840-1841 as the residence of the French charg  d'affaires to the fledgling Republic of Texas. Alphonse Dubois, the self-styled \"Count de Saligny,\" dazzled frontier Texans with elegant parties until he was recalled after less than a year in Austin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Hafertepe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.45w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780876110874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKENNETH HAFERTEPE is chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Castle: The Evolution of the Smithsonian Building and Its Institution, 1840-1878\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbner Cook: Master Builder on the Texas Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40270611546227,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_425da8f9-58a9-43d6-bcb4-9e436cd0cd2c.jpg?v=1657807079","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-french-legation-9780876110874","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}