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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824650203321

Autore

Morgenthaler George J

Titolo

Promised land : Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts / / Jefferson Morgenthaler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-299-05355-6

1-60344-358-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; ; no. 19

Disciplina

325.76409/034

Soggetti

Texas Colonization History 19th century

Texas Emigration and immigration History 19th century

Germany Emigration and immigration History 19th century

France Emigration and immigration History 19th century

Texas History Republic, 1836-1846

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Context -- France meets Texas -- The colonization contracts -- Shifting diplomatic winds -- The nobles and the pilgrims -- France sours, Germany ponders -- Setbacks and preparations -- Solms -- The journey -- Welcome to Texas -- West to San Antonio -- Competition -- Missed connections -- Priorities -- The founders depart -- The tides turn -- The outcome -- Aftermath.

Sommario/riassunto

Promised Land provides a close examination of the circum­stances surrounding the colonization contract issued to Henri Castro of France and the contract assumed by Germany's Adelsverein..