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Author, MonographicTrenckmann, William A.
Title, MonographicPreserving German Texan Identity: Reminiscences of William A. Trenckmann, 1859-1935
Author/Subsidiary, or PerformerWalter L. Buenger//Walter D. Kamphoefner,
Place of PublicationCollege Station, TX
PublisherTexas A & M University Press
Date of Publication2019
Extent of Workxii, 210 p., ill.
Series TitleElma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest
Series Vol. ID45
ISBN9781623497132
AbstractIn Preserving German Texan Identity, historians Walter L. Buenger and Walter D. Kamphoefner present a revised and annotated translation of those memoirs as a revealing window into the lives of German Texans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.--Provided by publisher. Contents: Erlebtes und Beobachtetes (experiences and observations) -- Millheim and its school -- Childhood and youth -- More about A & M -- More about the academy; teacher in Shelby -- Schoolmaster again -- The principal becomes an editor -- About the Wochenblatt in Bellville -- State politics -- War and politics -- The move to Austin -- World War -- Aftermath of the war and conclusion -- Appendixes: Christmas in troubled times -- 1907 Long Horn -- Suggested readings.
NotesIncludes bibliographical references and index. Also in WHS library. Donated by Walter D. Kamphoefner.
Call NumberMKI F 395 .G3 T7413 2019
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- Texas/ Biography