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Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney, slaveowner and politician born to a Spanish and French Creole planter family in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Oct 1, 2009 · The 1st-3d series (French domination) appeared originally in 1848, 1851 and 1852, respectively; the 4th series (Spanish domination) in 1854, and the 5th series (American domination) in 1866. The first complete edition was published in 1866. I.-II.
New Orleans native Charles Gayarré wrote the first complete history of Louisiana: a four-volume series entitled Louisiana History (1866). Originally written in French, his study focused on the region’s domination by France, Spain, and then the United States.
- Greater New Orleans, Jefferson, Orleans
Mar 12, 2013 · A Creole patrician, Gayarré was not only a historian but a politician, novelist, and satirist whose career and writings reflect his disdain for democratic politics and the emerging egalitarian society of nineteenth-century America.
On the 13th of August, 1717, the situation of affairs in the colony of Louisiana having been brought before the Council of State', at Versailles, it was decided by that body, presided over by...
May 21, 2010 · Mr. Charles Gayarré.—The announcement of the arrest in New York of Mr. Charles Gayarré, on his arrival from Tampico, has led to the inquiry whether it is our old fellow-citizen, the author of the history of Louisiana, member of our Legislature, at one time Secretary of State and ex-U.S. Senator.
historian attorney politician. Charles Étienne Arthur Gayarré was an American historian and writer. He was presiding judge of the city court of New Orleans. Background. Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré was born on January 9, 1805, in New Orleans of Spanish and French descent.
