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Valcour may refer to: * ''Aline and Valcour'', novel * USS Valcour, USS ''Valcour'', ship * Valcour Aime (1797–1867), American businessman * Valcour Bay, strait * Valcour Formation, geologic formation * Valcour Island, island in New York * Valcour Records, record label See also * Valcourt (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aline And Valcour
''Aline et Valcour; ou, Le Roman philosophique'' is an epistolary novel by the Marquis de Sade. It contrasts a brutal African kingdom, Butua, with a South Pacific island paradise known as Tamoé and led by the philosopher-king Zamé. Sade wrote the book while incarcerated in the Bastille in the 1780s. Published in 1795, it was the first of Sade's books published under his true name. Bibliography The book was translated into English, German, Spanish and Japanese. An essay titled "Observations on Aline and Valcour" by Alice Laborde appeared in the collection ''Sade, his ethics and rhetoric'' by Colette Verger Michael, New York 1989. ''Blank darkness: Africanist discourse in French'' by Christopher L Miller (Chicago 1985) contains a chapter titled "No one's novel: Sade's Aline et Valcour". External linksAline et Valcour tome 1 (in French) from Project GutenbergAline et Valcour tome 2 (in French) from Project GutenbergAline et Valcour tome 3 (in French) from Project GutenbergAli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Valcour
USS ''Valcour'' (AVP-55), later AGF-1, was a Barnegat-class seaplane tender of the United States Navy, in commission as a seaplane tender from 1946 to 1965 and as a flagship from 1965 to 1973. Construction and career ''Valcour'' was laid down on 21 December 1942 at Houghton, Washington, by the Lake Washington Shipyard and launched on 5 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. H. C. Davis, the wife of Captain H. C. Davis, the intelligence officer for the 13th Naval District. ''Valcour'' was taken to the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Washington, for completion, but the heavy load of repairs conducted by that shipyard on ships damaged in combat during World War II meant that her construction assumed a lower priority than the repair of combatant vessels. She finally was commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (the former Puget Sound Navy Yard) on 5 July 1946. She was the last of the 35 ships to commission. ''Valcour'' conducted her shakedown off San Diego, California, between 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valcour Aime
François-Gabriel "Valcour" Aime (1797–1867) was a slave owner, sugar planter, philanthropist, and pioneer in the large-scale refining of sugar. Known as the "Louis XIV of Louisiana," he was reputedly the wealthiest person in the South. Aime owned a plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, called the St. James Refinery Plantation, but it became known as ''Le Petit Versailles'' due to its opulence. (The plantation mansion burned down in 1920.) Biography François-Gabriel was born in 1797 in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana at the Aime Plantation, to François-Gabriel Aime II (1768-1799) and Marie Félicité Julie Fortier (1778-1806). He was called Valcour by his nurse as a baby and was known by that name for the rest of his life. His father died when he was two years old and his mother six years later. Aime was placed in the charge of his maternal grandfather, Michel Fortier (1750-1819), who raised him. In 1795, Étienne de Boré had succeeded in granulating sugar and making sugar cane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valcour Bay
Valcour Bay is actually a strait or sound, located between Valcour Island and the west side of Lake Champlain, four miles south of Plattsburgh, New York. It was the site of the Battle of Valcour Island during the American Revolutionary War. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 because of this association. and Valcour Bay is located in the Towns of Peru and Plattsburgh, both in Clinton County, New York. Description Valcour Island, located in Lake Champlain, is roughly rectangular in shape, extending from its northern to southern tips. It is located about east of the New York state shoreline to the west. Valcour Bay is the body of water between the island and the mainland, with the landmarked area of the bay consisting of about . Both the island and the mainland shore have seen relatively little development since the area was of military importance in 1776. In 1776, Benedict Arnold was placed in command of a Continental Navy fleet on the lake, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valcour Formation
The Valcour Formation is a geologic formation in New York and Vermont. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of New York, U.S. Sites See also * Paleontology in New York References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York New York Stratigrap ... References * Ordovician geology of New York (state) Ordovician geology of Vermont Ordovician southern paleotemperate deposits {{NewYork-geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valcour Records
Valcour Records is an independent record label based in Eunice, Louisiana. Valcour was founded in 2006 by Joel Savoy (son of Marc and Ann Savoy), with friends Phillip LaFargue II and Lucius Fontenot. Valcour Records' first release in 2006 was ''Goin' Down to Louisiana'' by fiddle player Cedric Watson and accordionist Corey Ledet. Valcour has since released albums with Louisiana bands such as the Figs, Bonsoir Catin, GIVERS, and Feufollet. Through the Cajun and Creole rinking songs compilation ''Allons Boire un Coup'' (2007), the label has also featured the Pine Leaf Boys, Ann Savoy, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys">Steve Riley and Racines, The Red Stick Ramblers, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, and Balfa Brothers, Balfa heir Courtney Granger. In 2007, Valcour partnered with independent distributor Select-O-Hits for nationwide distribution. See also * List of record labels * Music of Louisiana * Cajun Music * List of people related to Cajun music * History of Cajun music * Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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