Promised land [electronic resource] : Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts / Jefferson Morgenthaler.
Series: Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 19.Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 225 p. : ill., mapSubject(s):- 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
- 325.76409/034 22
- F390 .M853 2009eb
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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.
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