New World view : letters from a German immigrant family in Texas (1854 1885) 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