German Seed in Texas Soil : : Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas / / Terry G. Jordan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Jordan, Terry G.,
• MitwirkendeR: Jordan, Terry G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©1966
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Texas Classics
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Dedication --; Preface to the Fourth Paperback Printing --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Tables --; Figures --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780292759800; 9783110745351
• DOI: 10.7560/736290
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Terry G. Jordan.

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.