German Seed in Texas Soil: Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas

by Terry G. Jordan

Overview

Terry Jordan explores how German immigrants in the nineteenth century influenced and were influenced by the agricultural life in the areas of Texas where they settled. His findings both support the notion of ethnic distinctiveness and reveal the extent to which German Texans adopted the farming techniques of their Southern Anglo neighbors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292727076
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	09/01/1994
Series:	Texas Classics
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	261
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

The late Terry G. Jordan held the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History and Ideas in the geography department at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Paperback Printing
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Nineteenth-Century Southern Agriculture and Its Expansion into Texas
3. Nineteenth-Century German Farmers and Their Emigration to Texas
4. Germans in the Cotton Kingdom: The Eastern End of the German Belt, 1831-1885
5. Germans on the Rim of the Desert: The Western End of the German Belt, 1844-1885
6. Conclusion: The Importance of Cultural Heritage in the Agricultural Systems of the Immigrant Groups
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Detailed with maps, charts and pictures, the book is excellent reading for many Texans whose ancestors came to Texas direct from Europe.

San Antonio Express

It makes a contribution to the lore of the nineteenth-century immigrant; it throws some light on the history of Texas agriculture. Perhaps more important, however, is that the method of research as well as the method of presentation ... show that geographer and historian can collaborate to their mutual benefit.

Journal of Southern History

The lasting benefits Texas has received from its Germans mark our place names, our historic records, even our food and drink. Dr. Jordan's [book] makes this clear and is a valuable contribution to Texana.

Dallas Morning News

If one of my colleagues in American history asked me for a good book in geography, I would give him this one.

Economic Geography

. . . an eminently readable book . . . in its recording of the adaptation of a transplanted human population to a new environment.

West Texas Historical Association Year Book