Nassau Plantation : the evolution of a Texas-German slave plantation /

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In the 1840s an organization of German noblemen, the Mainzner Adelsverein, attempted to settle thousands of German emigrants on the Texas frontier. Nassau Plantation, located near modern-day Round Top, Texas, in northern Fayette County, was a significant part of this story. This title highlights the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kearney, James C., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2010.
Temas:
Adelsverein > History.
Adelsverein
1800-1899
German Americans > Texas > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Texas > History > 19th century.
Américains d'origine allemande > Texas > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Colonization
Emigration and immigration
German Americans
Slavery
Nassau Plantation (Tex.) > History.
Texas > Colonization > History > 19th century.
Texas > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Germany > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Fayette County (Tex.) > History > 19th century.
Texas > Colonisation > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Texas > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Allemagne > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Germany
Texas
Texas > Fayette County
Texas > Nassau Plantation
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Adelsverein
  • Joseph Graf von Boos-Waldeck
  • The plantation
  • Germany and Texas in 1843 and 1844
  • The runaways
  • Carl Prince of Solms-Braunfels
  • Friedrich von Wrede
  • Das Herrenhaus
  • The plantation and agriculture in Fayette County
  • Die Katastrophe
  • Otto von Roeder
  • Nassau-Rosenberg
  • The Adelsverein, the plantation, and slavery
  • A clouded title
  • Postscript
  • Appendix A: Boos-Waldeck purchases
  • Appendix B: Bourgeois d'Orvanne inventory
  • Appendix C: Other inventories
  • Appendix D: Slave inventories
  • Appendix D: Proclamation concerning slavery
  • Appendix F: Descriptions of the Herrenhaus
  • A note on sources and abbreviations.

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