TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morgenthaler,George J.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Promised land: Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts 
T2  - Sam Rayburn series on rural life
AV  - F390 .M853 2009eb
U1  - 325.76409/034 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - College Station
PB  - Texas A&M University Press
KW  - Solms-Braunfels, Carl,
KW  - Castro, Henri,
KW  - Adelsverein
KW  - History
KW  - Texas
KW  - Colonization
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - Germany
KW  - France
KW  - Republic, 1836-1846
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10411791
ER  -