Organized German Settlement And Its Effects On The Frontier Of South Central Texas
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Organized German Settlement And Its Effects On The Frontier Of South Central Texas
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Author : Hubert G. H. Wilhelm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Organized German Settlement And Its Effects On The Frontier Of South Central Texas written by Hubert G. H. Wilhelm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Germans categories.
The German Texas Frontier In 1853
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Author : Daniel J. Gelo
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2024-03-15
The German Texas Frontier In 1853 written by Daniel J. Gelo and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-15 with History categories.
Ferdinand Lindheimer was already renowned as the father of Texas botany when, in late 1852, he became the founding editor of the Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung, a German-language weekly newspaper for the German settler community on the Central Texas frontier. His first year of publication was a pivotal time for the settlers and the American Indians whose territories they occupied. Based on an analysis of the paper’s first year—and drawing on methods from documentary and narrative history, ethnohistory, and literary analysis—Daniel J. Gelo and Christopher J. Wickham deliver a new chronicle of the frontier in 1853. In keeping with Lindheimer’s background as a naturalist, the natural resources available are a constant subject for reporting. One special concern is the availability and ownership of wood, so essential for building lumber, fencing, and fuel. Most dramatically, the discovery of trace amounts of gold encouraged prospecting by German and Anglo settlers, which later influenced decisions to remove Indians to reservations. The activities of the area’s Indian peoples emerge in weekly details not found in other sources. Some Lipan Apaches are killed when the army does not learn of their peaceful intentions; restitution is made at Fredericksburg. A settler named Gadt is murdered, and Tonkawas are suspected. A horse raid southeast of San Antonio is blamed on the Lipans but turns out to be the work of non-Indians in disguise. The Delawares are driven temporarily to Indian Territory. Comanche men leave their families at Fort Chadbourne to embark on a raid against the Lipans. The Penateka band of Comanches honors the peace agreement they signed with the Germans six years earlier, but their days in the region are numbered. Lindheimer enhances the reportage with lengthy features on related subjects and exerts a strong editorial voice as he seeks to influence the development of a distinctive Texas German identity. His work, explained in this new study, will appeal not only to students of Texas history and ecology, Indigenous populations, immigration, intercultural encounters, and nineteenth-century Americana, but also to general readers who enjoy the rediscovery of hidden history.
Secession And The Union In Texas
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Author : Walter L. Buenger
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2012-03-15
Secession And The Union In Texas written by Walter L. Buenger and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with History categories.
In 1845 Texans voted overwhelmingly to join the Union. They voted just as overwhelmingly to secede in 1861. The story of why and how that happened is filled with colorful characters, such as the aged Sam Houston, and with the southwestern flavor of raiding Comanches, German opponents of slavery, and a border with Mexico. Texas was unique among the seceding states because of its ambivalence toward secession. Yet for all its uniqueness the story of the secession of Texas has broad implications for the secession movement in general. Despite the local color and the southwestern nature of the state, Texas was more southern than western in 1860. Texans supported the Union or insisted upon secession for reasons common to the South and to the whole nation. Most Texans in 1860 were recent immigrants from southern and border states. They still thought and acted like citizens of their former states. The newness of Texas then makes it a particularly appropriate place from which to draw conclusions about the entire secession movement. Secession and the Union in Texas is both a narrative of secession in Texas and a case study of the causes of secession in a southern state. Politics play a key role in this history, but politics broadly defined to include the influence of culture, partisanship, ideology, and self-interest. As any study of a mass movement carried out in tense circumstances must be, this is social history as well as political history. It is a study of public hysteria, the pressure for consensus, and the vanishing of a political process in which rational debate about secession and the Union could take place. Although relying primarily on traditional sources such as manuscript collections and newspapers, a particularly rich source for this study, the author also uses election returns, population shifts over the course of the 1850s, and the breakdown of population within Texas counties to provide a balanced approach. These sources indicate that Texans were not simply secessionists or unionists. At the end of 1860 Texans ranged from ardent secessionists to equally passionate supporters of the Union. But the majority fell in between these two extremes, creating an atmosphere of ambivalence toward secession which was not erased even by the war.
Sam Houston
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Author : John Hoyt Williams
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1994-03-03
Sam Houston written by John Hoyt Williams and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-03-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Against the tumultuous backdrop of early Texas history, Williams sketches a vivid portrait of a truly American legend. Map.
Roots Of Home
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Author : Russell Versaci
language : en
Publisher: Taunton Press
Release Date : 2008
Roots Of Home written by Russell Versaci and has been published by Taunton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
Traces the evolution of modern-day traditional-inspired homes from the earliest colonial period, showcasing classic homes designed in such styles as New England Colonial, Pennsylvania Dutch, French Creole, and Spanish Mission, in more than three hundred full-color photographs and drawings.
American Studies
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Author : Jack Salzman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-08-29
American Studies written by Jack Salzman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-08-29 with Art categories.
This is an annotated bibliography of 20th century books through 1983, and is a reworking of American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography of Works on the Civilization of the United States, published in 1982. Seeking to provide foreign nationals with a comprehensive and authoritative list of sources of information concerning America, it focuses on books that have an important cultural framework, and does not include those which are primarily theoretical or methodological. It is organized in 11 sections: anthropology and folklore; art and architecture; history; literature; music; political science; popular culture; psychology; religion; science/technology/medicine; and sociology. Each section contains a preface introducing the reader to basic bibliographic resources in that discipline and paragraph-length, non-evaluative annotations. Includes author, title, and subject indexes. ISBN 0-521-32555-2 (set) : $150.00.
Cognitive Carpentry
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Author : John L. Pollock
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1995
Cognitive Carpentry written by John L. Pollock and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Computers categories.
A sequel to the author's How to Build a Person, this work builds upon that theoretical groundwork for the implementation of rationality through artificial intelligence. It argues that progress in AI has stalled because of its creators' reliance upon unformulated intuitions about rationality. Instead, the author bases the OSCAR architecture upon an explicit philosophical theory of rationality, encompassing principles of practical cognition, epistemic cognition and defeasible reasoning. One of the results is the first automated defeasible reasoner capable of reasoning in a rich, logical environment.
Immigrants On The Land
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Author : George E. Pozzetta
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1991
Immigrants On The Land written by George E. Pozzetta and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Acculturation categories.
First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Texas Log Buildings
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Author : Terry G. Jordan
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-07-05
Texas Log Buildings written by Terry G. Jordan and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-05 with Architecture categories.
Once too numerous to attract attention, the log buildings of Texas now stand out for their rustic beauty. This book preserves a record of the log houses, stores, inns, churches, schools, jails, and barns that have already become all too few in the Texas countryside. Terry Jordan explores the use of log buildings among several different Texas cultural groups and traces their construction techniques from their European and eastern American origins.
Publications Of The American Folklife Center
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Publications Of The American Folklife Center written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with categories.