Promised land : Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts / / Jefferson Morgenthaler
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| Autore: |
Morgenthaler George J
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| Titolo: |
Promised land : Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts / / Jefferson Morgenthaler
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| Pubblicazione: | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 325.76409/034 |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| 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.. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Promised land |
| ISBN: | 1-299-05355-6 |
| 1-60344-358-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824650203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; ; no. 19.