Master Builder of the Lower Rio Grande : Heinrich Portscheller /

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"In 1865, Heinrich Portscheller immigrated to Mexico from his native Germany, perhaps motivated by a desire to avoid compulsory military service in the Austro-Prussian War. The scion of a well-known family of masons and master builders, he had the misfortune to disembark at Veracruz during the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George, W. Eugene, 1922-2013 (Author)
Other Authors: George, Mary Carolyn Hollers (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Portscheller, Heinrich, > 1843-1915.
German American architects.
Architecture.
Architectes americains d'origine allemande > Texas > Biographies.
Architecture > Texas (Sud) > Histoire.
Architecture > Region frontaliere mexicano-americaine > Histoire.
German American architects > Texas > Biography.
Architecture > Texas, South > History.
Architecture > Mexican-American Border Region > History.
South Texas.
Texas.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The quest for Heinrich Portscheller
  • The beginning
  • The life and times of Heinrich Portscheller
  • Roma and Rio Grande City in Starr County, Texas
  • The legacy of Heinrich Portscheller
  • Interventions
  • Afterword: The historical context of Heinrich Portscheller's career on the lower Rio Grande / Stephen Fox.

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