Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The German Settlement Of The Texas Hill CountryISBN13:9781932801262ISBN10:193280126XAuthor:Morgenthaler, Jefferson (Author)Description: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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Mockingbird BooksPublication Date:2016-07-01Weight:0.67 lbsDimensions:0.47'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:224Language:English
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Book Title: German Settlement of the Texas Hill Country
Author: Jefferson Morgenthaler
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / General
Publisher: Mockingbird Books
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
