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Saturday, March 8, 2008

Texans Did Em In

Dominated by fear and prejudice, the people of Texas insured the collapse of La Reunion by refusing to participate in the experiment and by prohibiting needed grants of land.

Source: Rondel V. Davidson, "Victor Considérant and the Failure of La Réunion," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 76 (January 1973).
Posted by La Reunion History at 8:42 AM
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