Journey to Texas, 1833 /
In 1834, a German immigrant to Texas, D. T. F. (Detlef Thomas Friedrich) Jordt, aka Detlef Dunt, published Reise nach Texas, a delightful little book that praised Texas as "a land which puts riches in [the immigrant?s] lap, which can bring happiness to thousands and to their descendants."...
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- An Introduction (James C. Kearney and Geir Bentzen); Journey to Texas, Including Information about This Country, for Germans Intending to Go to America. (Detlef Dunt; translated by Anders Saustrup); Preface; Introduction.; Departure from Oldenburg for New York by way of Bremerhaven, with Pertinent Observations. Report of a Letter from an Oldenburg Man in Texas. Description of New York, etc.; Departure from New York for New Orleans. Description of This City. Observation on the Most Essential Needs of the Colonist in Texas.
- Travel from New Orleans to Brazoria in Texas. Staying There and at Varner's Creek Departure for San Felipe and Mill Creek. Observations Concerning These Localities.; Further Observations Concerning Texas. Report on the Most Essential Parts of the Colonization Law and the Constitutional Acts.; Some Observations Concerning the Quality of the Soil and the Procedures Followed in Agriculture and Horticulture.; The Author's Return Trip to Germany.; Postscript; Appendix 1: Louise Ernst Stöhr (Anders Saustrup); Appendix 2: Caroline Ernst von Hinueber (Anders Saustrup)
- Appendix 3: Wolters-Achenbach (Anders Saustrup)Appendix 4: Nomenclature of Measures, Weights, Currency, and Other Terms of Designation (Anders Saustrup); Early German Literature about Texas and Detlef Dunt's Place in It: A Bibliographical Essay (James C. Kearney); Chronological Bibliography of Nineteenth-Century German Works That Discuss or Mention Texas (James C. Kearney)