Title: New World view : letters from a German immigrant family in Texas (1854-1885) /
Authors: Bergmann, Christian Friedrich, 1817-1888,; Cape, Ruth I.
Year: 2014
Subjects: Bergmann, Christian Friedrich, Correspondence.; Bergmann, Christian Friedrich, Family.; German Americans Texas Correspondence.; Immigrants Texas Correspondence.; Farmers Texas Correspondence.; Farm life Texas Guadalupe River Region History; San Antonio (Tex.) Biography.; San Antonio (Tex.) Social life and customs; Guadalupe River Region (Tex.) Biography.; Guadalupe River Region (Tex.) Social life and customs
Contents: Part one. Introduction -- German immigrants to the United States -- German immigration to Texas in the nineteenth century -- State of research -- The C.F. Bergmann family : biographical background -- Importance of the edition -- Limits of written communication -- Message of the letters -- Study approaches to immigrant letters -- Principles of translation and transcription -- Part two. The Bergmann letters -- The sea journey to America : August to November 1854 -- The first years in San Antonio, Texas : 1854 to 1857 -- Farm life at the Guadalupe River : 1857 to 1888 -- Part three. Die bergmann-Briefe -- Die Seereise nach Amerika : August bis November 1854 -- Die ersten Jahre in San Antonio, Texas : 1854 bis 1857 -- Farmleben an der Guadalupe : 1857 bis 1888.