German Seed in Texas Soil: Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas

by Terry G. Jordan and Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292727070
• ISBN13: 9780292727076
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLANT FOR GERMAN HERITAGE STUDY!!

I have read this book for my Texas History class. It is well written and very preceise. It contains many of the same stories that i have heard from great grandparents of german immigration..I recommend this to any one interested in german immigration.! :)