German Seed in Texas Soil : Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas /
Jordan, Terry G.
German Seed in Texas Soil : Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas / Terry G. Jordan. - 1 online resource (261 p.) - Texas Classics .
Frontmatter -- Dedication -- Preface to the Fourth Paperback Printing -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nineteenth-Century Southern Agriculture and Its Expansion into Texas -- 3. Nineteenth-Century German Farmers and Their Emigration to Texas -- 4. Germans in the Cotton Kingdom: The Eastern End of the German Belt, 1831-1885 -- 5. Germans on the Rim of the Desert: The Western End of the German Belt, 1844-1885 -- 6. Conclusion: The Importance of Cultural Heritage in the Agricultural Systems of the Immigrant Groups -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
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Terry Jordan explores how German immigrants in the nineteenth century influenced and were influenced by the agricultural life in the areas of Texas where they settled. His findings both support the notion of ethnic distinctiveness and reveal the extent to which German Texans adopted the farming techniques of their Southern Anglo neighbors.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780292759800
10.7560/736290 doi
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Texas.
Farm life--History--Texas--19th century.
German Americans--History--Texas--19th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
F395.G3
333.7/6/09764
German Seed in Texas Soil : Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas / Terry G. Jordan. - 1 online resource (261 p.) - Texas Classics .
Frontmatter -- Dedication -- Preface to the Fourth Paperback Printing -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nineteenth-Century Southern Agriculture and Its Expansion into Texas -- 3. Nineteenth-Century German Farmers and Their Emigration to Texas -- 4. Germans in the Cotton Kingdom: The Eastern End of the German Belt, 1831-1885 -- 5. Germans on the Rim of the Desert: The Western End of the German Belt, 1844-1885 -- 6. Conclusion: The Importance of Cultural Heritage in the Agricultural Systems of the Immigrant Groups -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Terry Jordan explores how German immigrants in the nineteenth century influenced and were influenced by the agricultural life in the areas of Texas where they settled. His findings both support the notion of ethnic distinctiveness and reveal the extent to which German Texans adopted the farming techniques of their Southern Anglo neighbors.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780292759800
10.7560/736290 doi
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Texas.
Farm life--History--Texas--19th century.
German Americans--History--Texas--19th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
F395.G3
333.7/6/09764