The European Texans

By Allan O. Kownslar

Book Overview

The European Texans highlights the contributions of those who immigrated to the Lone Star State from all over Europe. With numerous photographs and first-hand accounts, author Allan Kownslar introduces readers to the life and culture of French, English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Wend, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Greek, and Slavic Texans. His book features · more than 90 illustrations · boxed biographical sketches · excerpts from personal letters · recipes for traditional dishes · immigration statistics The European Texans is part of a five-volume set from the Institute of Texan Cultures. The entire set, entitled Texans All, explores the social and cultural contributions made by five distinctive cultural groups that already existed in Texas prior to its statehood or that came to Texas in the early twentieth century: The Indian Texans, The Mexican Texans, The European Texans, The African Texans, and The Asian Texans.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585443522
• ISBN13: 9781585443529
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Good source about all immigrants

Texas, as well as the rest of the country, owes much to the Europeans who crossed the ocean in the 19th century. This book notes not just one group, but many groups who had a hand in that. It's a welcome addition to studies on the issue. But European emigration also had an effect on the people who stayed behind in Europe, as seldom documented, but as expressed in the letters one family wrote to their Texas-immigrant relative and documented in the book Man of Two Worlds.