Adolphe Gouhenant: French Revolutionary, Utopian Leader, and Texas Frontier Photographer

Adolphe Gouhenant: French Revolutionary, Utopian Leader, and Texas Frontier Photographer: Adolphe Gouhenant tells the story of artist, revolutionary, and early North Texas resident Francois Ignace (Adolphe) Gouhenant (1804-1871). Gouhenant was selected by well-known Icarian communist Etienne Cabet to lead an advance guard from France to settle a utopian colony in North Texas. The community, beset by hardships, ultimately scapegoated Gouhenant, accused him of being a French agent, and expelled him.