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New World View - Letters from a German Immigrant Family in Texas (1854-1885) (Hardcover, New edition)
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New World View - Letters from a German Immigrant Family in Texas (1854-1885) (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: New Directions in German-American Studies, 7
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New World View: Letters from a German Immigrant Family in Texas,
1854-1885 is a bilingual and annotated edition of a collection of
letters written by a 19th century German immigrant family in Texas.
Christian Friedrich Bergmann and his family belonged to the large
wave of German immigrants that came to Texas in the 1850s. Born in
April of 1817 in Ebersbach, a small village then located in the
Kingdom of Saxony, Bergmann - together with his wife Johanna
Christiane Luise Bergmann and his three sons, Friedrich, Karl, and
Christoph - embarked on an overseas journey to America in August of
1854; in November of 1854, they arrived in Texas. The family first
resided in San Antonio before later settling on the Guadalupe River
near Boerne, where Bergmann bought 320 acres of land and he and his
family became farmers and ranchers, as well as active members of
their community. The Bergmann letter collection begins with a
detailed description of the sea journey and the many exciting and
disheartening moments experienced while at sea. Bergmann then gives
deep insight into many facets of immigrant life on the Texas
frontier while narrating how he and his family built a life for
themselves in Texas. This letter collection spans a period of three
decades, presenting the reader with important insight into the
process of German immigrant acculturation in Texas in the second
half of the 19th century. At the same time, it details the numerous
challenges many immigrants faced in their attempts to adapt to
American culture and succeed in the New World. The book, which
includes a historical and biographical introduction, is a valuable
source for scholars and students in various disciplines, but also
addresses readers with a general interest in the social history of
German immigration to the United States and, specifically, to
Texas.
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