Saltgrass prairie saga : a German American family in Texas / Jim Burnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnett, Jim, author.

Series:

Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 25.

Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; number twenty five

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German American families--Texas--Biography.

German American families.

German Americans--Texas--Social life and customs--19th century.

German Americans.

Women immigrants--Texas--Social conditions--19th century.

Women immigrants.

Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Texas.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Texas during the Civil War period is often viewed through the lenses of military tactics and the state's role in the Confederacy. But what was life like for the families who endured wartime separation? How did women ensure stability at home while their husbands, fathers, and brothers were ordered away to risk their lives? How did families remain connected despite separation and the pressures of survival? In Saltgrass Prairie Saga, John and Johanette Stengler, with their seven children in tow, leave the central a small German village of Dietz and land in Galveston on New Year's Eve, 1845: two days after Texas officially joined the Union. The world this family enters is contextualized through military reports, newspaper articles, personal correspondence, and local and state records. Significantly, author Jim Burnett ensures the voices of woman are preserved. The book is complete with maps, illustrations, and photographs. Blending life and settlement on the frontier, the early years of the Texas cattle trade, the waves of immigration during the period, and the impact of the Civil War, Saltgrass Prairie Saga offers a fresh view of a pivotal period in Texas history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Old Country

To the Rhine and Beyond

A City Built of Boards

A County Called "Liberty"

The Family Adds a Texan

Plenty of Beeves

Prairie Harvest

Rivers, Roads, and Railroads

Upheaval

Mustered

Sabine Pass

The Unseen Enemy

Doctor Stengler

Disbanded

Regrouping

Under Fire

Adapting

Year's End

"The Heavy Roll of Artillery"

From Saddles to Steamers

An Expensive Solution

Eagle Grove

"A Country Laid in Waste"

Pickets, Pastures, and Postmen

Raising the Flag in Texas

A "Most Extraordinary Feat"

Fire and Ice

Soldiers Young and Old

Uncertainty

Finale

Home Again

Legacy

Appendix 1: List of Key Characters

Appendix 2: Abbreviations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781648432736

1648432735

OCLC:

1481719240