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This review is from: German Pioneers on the American Frontier: The Wagners in Texas and Illinois (Hardcover)
The title is not half as catching as the book itself. The well known historian Terry G. Jordan (author of German Seed in Texas Soil) wrote about this book: "In this unique biographical case study of 19th-century German migration to the United States, Andreas Reichstein deals with one family's life on both sides of the Atlantic, allowing the reader to understand the 'push' factors that drove the Wagners to emigrate, and the 'pull' factors drawing them to the United States, as well as the cultural changes required for adaptation to America." The book is truly fascinating to read (with exeption of the introduction). Its full of details which bring the past to life -- the situation in Germany in the 19th century as well as the hardships on the frontier. Yet, there's even more to this book. Its not just a vividly told story of immigrant families on the Texas and Illinois frontier but, it also describes what made immigrants become Americans. Its a compelling study about identity, about the past and the - possible -- future of the United States. Rarely have I read a book that intrigued me as much as this one.
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES has become one of the major fields of study for American historians and sociologists since the 1920s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
communistic experiment, inner frontier, communistic society, singing societies, singing society, family descendants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wilhelm Wagner, Julius Wagner, United States, Peter Wagner, San Antonio, Hermann Paepcke, New Braunfels, Civil War, New York, Courtesy Wagner, World War, Gustav Schleicher, Walter Paepcke, Albrecht von Roeder, Carl Baumann, Coleto Creek, Deutscher Anzeiger, Emilie Wagner, Otto Buchel, Hermann Spiess, Indian Point, American Frontier, Georg Witting, William Wagner, Count von Castell New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES has become one of the major fields of study for American historians and sociologists since the 1920s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
communistic experiment, inner frontier, communistic society, singing societies, singing society, family descendants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wilhelm Wagner, Julius Wagner, United States, Peter Wagner, San Antonio, Hermann Paepcke, New Braunfels, Civil War, New York, Courtesy Wagner, World War, Gustav Schleicher, Walter Paepcke, Albrecht von Roeder, Carl Baumann, Coleto Creek, Deutscher Anzeiger, Emilie Wagner, Otto Buchel, Hermann Spiess, Indian Point, American Frontier, Georg Witting, William Wagner, Count von Castell New!
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- The German Texans by Glen E. Lich on 6 pages
- Interpreting the Past, Understanding the Present by Stephen Kendrick on 5 pages
- Nation of Immigrants by John F. Kennedy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Civil War by Robert P. Jordan on page 113, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Secession and the Union in Texas by Walter Buenger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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