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Author | : The Gillespie County Historical Society Staff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Fredericksburg (Tex.) |
ISBN | : 9781571684639 |
"Stories and biographies of the brave men and courageous women who sought homes and peace in the fertile valleys among the hills of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County"--Jacket.
Author | : Gillespie County Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2012-10 |
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ISBN | : 9780740470172 |
Author | : Gillespie County Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Texas |
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Author | : Gillespie County Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Texas |
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Author | : Gillespie County Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Fredericksburg (Tex.) |
ISBN | : 9781571685193 |
"Stories and biographies of the brave men and courageous women who sought homes and peace in the fertile valleys among the hills of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County"--Jacket.
Author | : Gillespie County Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Germans in Gillespie County (Tex.) |
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Author | : Kenneth Hafertepe |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2016-06-21 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 162349382X |
Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation German immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of the art and artifacts of German Texans, Kenneth Hafertepe explores how their material culture was influenced by their European roots, how it was adapted to everyday life in Texas, and how it changed over time—at different rates in different communities. The Material Culture of German Texans is about the struggle to become American while maintaining a distinctive cultural identity drawn from German heritage. Including materials from rural, small town, and urban settings, this masterful study covers pioneer generations in East Texas and the Hill Country, but also follows the story into the Victorian era and the early twentieth century. Houses and their furnishings, churches and cemeteries, breweries and businesses, and paintings and engravings fill the pages of this thorough, informative, and richly illustrated volume. Recent decades have seen a sharp increase of the study of vernacular architecture (which can range from traditional building to ethnic expressions to landscape ensembles) and an intensified study of American furniture and other decorative arts. Incorporating these vernacular and decorative arts methods and building on the works of cultural geographers, curators, and historians, The Material Culture of German Texans offers a definitive contribution that will inform visitors to the region as well as those who study its history and culture.
Author | : Higginson Book Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2000-08-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780740418815 |
Author | : John S. McClintock |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806131917 |
Pioneer Days in the Black Hills is a rough-and-tumble account of the early days of Deadwood, Dakota Territory. In 1874, after leading an expedition into the Black Hills, George Armstrong Custer announced that he had found gold "among the roots of the grass." Almost overnight a number of settlements sprang into existence. Among them was Deadwood. In April 1876, John S. McClintock arrived in search of gold. Entering a series of speculations and employments that won him moderate prosperity, he made Deadwood his home. During his later years, he wrote his memoirs, presented here for the first time in half a century.
Author | : Becky Crouch Patterson |
Publisher | : Trinity University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1595341269 |
Braiding strands of earthen insight with uproarious storytelling, Texas Hill Country legendary author Becky Patterson recreates the history of the Steiler Hill Ranch in twenty-four anecdotal chapters interspersed with original artwork. The result is a mixture of memoir and montage, treasure chest and tableau vivant of a world that’s beautiful, brash, and wonderfully heartbreaking. Patterson -- the daughter of Texas folk hero and self-proclaimed mayor of Luckenbach, Hondo Crouch -- has big shoes to fill and she does so successfully in this colorful collection of Hill Country and Texas ranch vignettes. Foreman and general cowboy guru Raymond Kuhlmann tells stories of the Goat King and German drinking songs, the buzzard traps and Mexican corridos that filled the nighttime pastures. First-person accounts and vivid historical narratives evoke the ranch’s past, overlaid with Patterson’s breathless personal histories of afternoons spent rescuing a doe in a nightgown, or saving a porcupine from a pack of dogs. This is a book that will connect you to whatever patch of earth you hold dear. It is poignant reminder of the landscapes we’ve forgotten to keep close, of the land that does not belong to us but simply is who we are. The Ranch That Was Us is an affectionate reminder to go outside and touch the earth that is you.