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Author Morgenthaler, George J.

Title Promised land [electronic resource] : Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts / Jefferson Morgenthaler.

Imprint College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xv, 225 p. : ill., map.
Series Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 19
Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 19.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Solms-Braunfels, Carl, Prinz zu, 1812-1875.
Castro, Henri, 1786-1865.
Adelsverein -- History.
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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781603441193 (cloth : alk. paper)
1603441190 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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