Author: Jacques D. Bagur
JACQUES D. BAGUR is an independent researcher specializing in the history and geography of Louisiana and East Texas. He holds a degree from LSU and has spent more than thirty years in applied public policy research. The author of UNT Press’s A History of Navigation on Cypress Bayou and the Lakes, he lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
JACQUES D. BAGUR holds a degree from LSU 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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Works Published by UNT Press
Captain W. W. Withenbury's 1838–1842 "Red River Reminiscences"
Published: March, 2014 Pages: 352 Features: 10 maps. Notes. Index.
W. W. Withenbury was a famous river boat captain during the mid-1800s. In retirement, he wrote a series of letters for the Cincinnati Commercial, under the title “Red River Reminiscences.” Jacques Bagur has selected and annotated 39 letters describing three steamboat voyages on the upper Red River from 1838 to 1842. more... about Captain W. W. Withenbury's 1838–1842 "Red River Reminiscences"
Antebellum Jefferson, Texas: Everyday Life in an East Texas Town
Published: February, 2012 Pages: 640 Features: 92 illus. Bib essay. Index.
Founded in 1845 as a steamboat port at the entryway to western markets from the Red River, Jefferson was a thriving center of trade until the steamboat traffic dried up in the 1870s. During its heyday, the town monopolized the shipping of cotton from all points west for 150 miles. Jefferson was the unofficial capital of East Texas, but it was also typical of boom towns in general. more... about Antebellum Jefferson, Texas: Everyday Life in an East Texas Town
A History of Navigation on Cypress Bayou and the Lakes
Published: April, 2001 Pages: 752 Features: 136 photos. 73 illus and maps.
A History of Navigation on Cypress Bayou and the Lakes examines water transportation and the natural and socioeconomic factors that affected it in Northwest Louisiana, East Texas, and the Red River. Jacques Bagur explains how the natural logjam called The Great Raft, a unique phenomenon on the Red River, formed a continuous waterbody west of Shreveport. In the 1800s, enterprising steamboat captains traveled east on the route—known as Cypress Bayou and the Lakes—and developed a system of ports and landings. Jefferson became the most important of these, tapping market areas to the north, south, and far to the west. more... about A History of Navigation on Cypress Bayou and the Lakes