Friedrichsburg - A Novel

Klappentext First published in Germany in 1867! this fascinating autobiographical novel of German immigrants on the antebellum Texas frontier provides a trove of revelations about the myriad communities that once called the Hill Country home But it is Kearney's introduction to Friedrichsburg that makes this volume a must-read for historians as well as descendants of these German immigrants...for descendants of German immigrants who wish to experience the kind of popular literature that entertained their ancestors, even the melodramatic episodes of this novel will be informative and entertaining.--Betty Holland Wiesepape"Texas Books in Review" (04/15/2013) Zusammenfassung First published in Germany in 1867, this fascinating autobiographical novel of German immigrants on the antebellum Texas frontier provides a trove of revelations about the myriad communities that once called the Hill Country home.

Product details

• Authors: Armand, Friedrich Armand Strubberg, Friedrich Armand/ Kearney Strubberg, STRUBBERG FRIEDRICH ARMAND
• Assisted by: James C. Kearney (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2012
• EAN: 9780292737693
• ISBN: 978-0-292-73769-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Texas
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature