About the Author

Paula Selzer is a third great-granddaughter of Adolphe Gouhenant. She has spent twenty-five years working on children's health policy for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Emmanuel Pecontal, a French professional astronomer and an historian of astronomy, works at the Centre Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon.

Reviews

Adolphe Gouhenant presents a more truly multicultural view of early Texas/early Dallas than perhaps previously explored. It is meticulously researched." - Michael R. Grauer, author of Rounded Up in Glory: Frank Reaugh, Texas Renaissance Man (UNT Press)
 
"This is a fascinating story. The authors have mined court records, Masonic records, correspondence, and limited newspaper accounts to present a much fuller portrait of Gouhenant. Particularly impressive is the amount of material they unearthed in France, revealing Gouhenant's early life as an art restorer, amateur architect, and communist revolutionary." - Michael Hazel, editor of Legacies and author of Historic Photos of Dallas and Dallas: A History of Big D