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Preserving German Texan identity : reminiscences of William A. Trenckmann, 1859-1935 / edited by Walter L. Buenger and Walter D. Kamphoefner.
Van Pelt Library F395.G3 T7413 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trenckmann, William A., 1859-1935, author.
- Series:
- Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 45.
- Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; number 45
- Standardized Title:
- Erlebtes und Beobachtetes. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Trenckmann, William A., 1859-1935.
- Trenckmann, William A.
- Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas--Alumni and alumnae--Biography.
- Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
- German American teachers--Texas--Biography.
- German American teachers.
- Teachers--Texas--Biography.
- Teachers.
- German American journalists--Texas--Biography.
- German American journalists.
- Journalists--Texas--Biography.
- Journalists.
- German American publishers--Texas--Biography.
- German American publishers.
- Publishers and publishing--Texas--Biography.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Legislators.
- German American legislators.
- Alumni and alumnae.
- Texas.
- German American legislators--Texas--Biography.
- Legislators--Texas--Biography.
- Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 210 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "In 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Trenckmann, William A., 1859-1935. Preserving German Texan identity.
- ISBN:
- 9781623497132
- 1623497132
- OCLC:
- 1034602373
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