During the brief history of the Republic of Texas (1836-1845); over 10;000 Germans emigrated to Texas. Perhaps best remembered today are the farmers who settled the Texas Hill Country; yet many of the German immigrants were merchants and businesspeople who helped make Galveston a thriving international port and Houston an early Texas business center. This book tells their story.Drawing on extensive research on both sides of the Atlantic; Walter Struve explores the conditions that led nineteenth-century Europeans to establish themselves on the North American frontier. In particular; he traces the similarity in social; economic; and cultural conditions in Germany and the Republic of Texas and shows how these similarities encouraged German emigration and allowed some immigrants to prosper in their new home. Particularly interesting is the translation of a collection of letters from Charles Giesecke to his brother in Germany which provide insight into the business and familial concerns of a German merchant and farmer.This wealth of information illuminates previously neglected aspects of intercontinental migration in the nineteenth century. The book will be important reading for a wide public and scholarly audience.
#781604 in Books University of Texas Press 2010-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.06 x 6.00l; 1.10 #File Name: 0292722907360 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy N. RecoveryA friend recommended; know it will be good; still on my night stand ...soon; soon!4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. True Depiction of Texas HistoryBy BobbieSince I was smittened with Montejano's previous book; "Anglos and Mexicans in he Making of Texas;" I was a bit apprehensive whether this new book would fall short in comparison. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!! Montejano did an excellent job of researching from various sources to portray the views of many groups during the Chicano Movement. This book clarified for me so many aspects of what transpired within the Mexican American barrios during the civil rights movement; and especially brought to light the role the Vietnam War played in the lives of the people of these communities. The book expands the view of the social change that came about as a result of this movement and the cultural clashes that occured. BRAVO!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Montejano does a great job describing the conditions in San Antonio during that ...By RR100This book is very thorough and enjoyable.Dr. Montejano does a great job describing the conditions in San Antonio during that era; which ironically is still relevant today in some cities.
