02551nam 22006134a 450 991082465020332120240410191826.01-299-05355-61-60344-358-4(CKB)2560000000051320(OCoLC)680622531(CaPaEBR)ebrary10411791(SSID)ssj0000458427(PQKBManifestationID)11298371(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458427(PQKBWorkID)10421135(PQKB)10063118(MiAaPQ)EBC3037777(MdBmJHUP)muse1199(Au-PeEL)EBL3037777(CaPaEBR)ebr10411791(CaONFJC)MIL436605(EXLCZ)99256000000005132020090108d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPromised land Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts /Jefferson Morgenthaler1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Pressc20091 online resource (244 p.) Sam Rayburn series on rural life ;no. 19Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-60344-119-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index.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.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..Sam Rayburn series on rural life ;no. 19.TexasColonizationHistory19th centuryTexasEmigration and immigrationHistory19th centuryGermanyEmigration and immigrationHistory19th centuryFranceEmigration and immigrationHistory19th centuryTexasHistoryRepublic, 1836-1846325.76409/034Morgenthaler George J1672170MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824650203321Promised land4035292UNINA