Jacques D. Bagur holds a degree from LSU, USA and has spent more than thirty years in applied research specializing in the geography of Louisiana and East Texas. The author of UNT Press's A History of Navigation on Cypress Bayou and the Lakes and Antebellum Jefferson, Texas, he lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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"Bagur is an expert on the Red River in the nineteenth century, and it shows in this work. Informative and entertaining." --Randolph B. "Mike" Campbell, author of Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State "This will rank as a great assistance to researchers if anyone wants to attack history of the Red River again. Some of his in-depth research was fabulous."--Skipper Steely, author of Red River Pioneers "A superb job of editing and annotation makes Captain Withenbury's tales a worthwhile read and fruitful source for research. . . . It is exemplary of scholarship at a proficient and high quality level."--Chronicles of Oklahoma "The words of this experienced steamboat commander transport the reader to the antebellum years, for which he colorfully describes customs, people, and the multiple problems that occurred above the Red River logjam known as the Great Raft. Bagur . . . has expertly edited Withenbury's reminiscences, and he has added much more to the original text with maps, background information, annotations, and detailed footnotes."--Southwestern Historical Quarterly