The German Settlement Of The Texas Hill Country
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The German Settlement Of The Texas Hill Country
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Author : Jefferson Morgenthaler
language : en
Publisher: Mockingbird Books
Release Date : 2007-11-01
The German Settlement Of The Texas Hill Country written by Jefferson Morgenthaler and has been published by Mockingbird Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with German Americans categories.
The story of the founding of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Comfort, and other German settlements of the Texas Hill Country.
The German Settlement Of The Texas Hill Country
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Author : Jefferson Morgenthaler
language : en
Publisher: Mockingbird Books
Release Date : 2016-07-01
The German Settlement Of The Texas Hill Country written by Jefferson Morgenthaler and has been published by Mockingbird Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-01 with History categories.
This is the story of the founding of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Comfort and the other German settlements of the Texas Hill Country. Refugees from economic and social strife in Germany, followed by idealistic communalists and liberal political refugees, came to the Hill Country looking for freedom and opportunity. Landing on the windswept shores of Matagorda Bay, they traced a path across the plains, seeking a future in the hills beyond. There they found a raw, untamed realm where few but Comanches dared go. Reaching for a promised land beyond the Llano River, the earliest immigrants soon realized that their dream was beyond their grasp, and had no choice but to adapt to the realities of the Texas frontier. Some fared well. Others succumbed to disease, injury, hunger and violence. Most stayed, but some retreated to less challenging locales. A remarkable few established outposts of intellectual fervor in pioneer settlements, debating the great ideas of the day in drafty log cabins. Bringing with them traditions and perspectives rooted in the feudal and despotic European past, the Germans learned to adjust to Texan and American notions, only to find themselves divided by the great controversy over slavery and secession. This is a story of hardy, industrious people transplanted into the most challenging of circumstances. It is a story of Texan pioneers.
Coming To Terms
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Author : Lawrence Goodwyn
language : en
Publisher: TAMU Press
Release Date : 1991
Coming To Terms written by Lawrence Goodwyn and has been published by TAMU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Architecture categories.
A collection of photos from the nineteenth and the late twentieth centuries of everyday people in Texas's Hill Country, which was first settled by Germans in 1844; also includes an essay on this influx of Germans and the area's German history by historian Lawrence Goodwyn.
Germans In Texas During The Civil War
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Author : Wm Paul Burrier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-04-01
Germans In Texas During The Civil War written by Wm Paul Burrier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-01 with History categories.
During the War Between the States, otherwise known as the Civil War, a large part of the Texas Hill Country opposed the Confederacy. They were mostly German settlers led by Freethinkers and Forty-Eighters, but about 25% of the group was Anglo. In early 1861, this group organized the insurgency's political element known today as the Union Loyal League, but only called "The Organization" by its members. By March 1862, they had organized a secret military element of battalion size with three companies. The Organization believed that the Union was going to invade Texas by a two-pronged attack: one from the sea at Galveston, and the second overland from Kansas. These two Union prongs would link up at Austin, splitting the state along the Colorado River. The League's battalion, supported by Unionists from Austin, San Antonio, Comal and Medina Counties would rise up and declare the western part of Texas as the Free State of West Texas. This book tells the story of their effort, in their own words. Wm. Paul Burrier, Sr. was born in Fredericksburg, Texas, the center of the Texas German settlement. He graduated from Leakey High School, Southwest Texas Junior Texas College, and Texas A&M University, and did his graduate work at East Tennessee State University in Political Science. Paul spent over 24 years in Army Airborne and Special Operations, conducting counter-insurgency ops. Over his long military career, he went on four combat tours, and another one with the Pakistani Army, fighting an insurgency. His awards include the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, and 26 other individual and unit awards.
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: Ayer Publishing
Release Date : 1980-01-01
Organized German Settlement And Its Effects On The Frontier Of South Central Texas written by Hubert G. H. Wilhelm and has been published by Ayer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-01-01 with Social Science categories.
A Yankee In German America
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Author : Vera Flach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973-01-01
A Yankee In German America written by Vera Flach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973-01-01 with German Americans categories.
Die Kettner Briefe
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Author : Charles A. Kettner
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008
Die Kettner Briefe written by Charles A. Kettner and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
"Die Kettner Briefe" consists of 39 letters exchanged between Franz Kettner and his family in Germany from 1850 to 1875. The letters, printed in German with their English translations, read like a good adventure novel with each letter providing a much anticipated new chapter. The story is enhanced by photographs, both old and new, and other supporting documents. Read the "Die Kettner Briefe" to learn of hardships and dangers of frontier life faced by Franz in the Texas Hill Country. Franz was an early farmer and stockman in Comal, Gillespie, and Mason Counties. He participated in several campaigns with the Texas Rangers and later, during the Civil War, was a member of the Minute Men (local militia). He ran a store and post office in Castell. He hauled freight from the Texas coast to Fort Mason. He was a sheriff in both Gillespie and Mason Counties and was the Tax Accessor. Franz held the prestigious position of Cattle and Hide Inspector during the era of large cattle drives from Mason County.
Yesterday In The Texas Hill Country
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Author : Gilbert John Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 1979
Yesterday In The Texas Hill Country written by Gilbert John Jordan and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
The simplicity of rural life appears in vivid detail in this account of German Texas heritage as it was lived in the early 1900s. Gilbert Jordan describes a way of life familiar to much of rural Texas at that time, but he also gives a heartwarming and fascinating look at the special ways and separate culture of Mason County's German Methodists.
The German Texans
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Author : Glen E. Lich
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 1981
The German Texans written by Glen E. Lich 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 1981 with History categories.
German culture in Texas.
Eagle In The New World
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Author : Theodore G. Gish
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Eagle In The New World written by Theodore G. Gish and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social Science categories.
Discusses the German emigration from the homeland to the settlement in the Texas Hill country.