Adolphe Gouhenant

by Paula Selzer

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AdolpheGouhenant tells the story of artist, revolutionary, and early North Texas resident Francois Ignace (Adolphe)Gouhenant (1804-1871). Born at the dawn of the Romantic era, Gouhenanttraveledfrom a small village near the foothills of the Alps to France's second largest city, where he built a monument to the arts and sciences atopLyon's famousFourvièreHill. His wildly ambitious schemes landed him in court and ultimately devastated him financially. Participating in clandestine revolutionary orga