German pioneers on the American frontier
Subtitle: the Wagners in Texas and Illinois
By: by Andreas V. Reichstein.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Denton, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Wagner, Wilhelm.; Wagner, Julius.; Wagner family.; German Americans -- Biography.; Pioneers -- Texas -- Biography.; Acculturation -- United States -- Case studies.; Texas -- Biography.; Freeport (Ill.) -- Biography.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.; Baden (Germany) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.
Genres: Biography.; Case studies.
Description: Wilhelm Wagner (1803-1877), son of Peter Wagner, was born in Dürkheim, Germany. He married Friedericke Odenwald (1812-1893). They had nine children. They emigrated and settled in Illinois. His brother, Julius Wagner (1816-1903) married Emilie M. Schneider (1820-1896). They had seven children. They emigrated and settled in Texas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction, 1; title: 1. The Beginning in Germany 9; title: 2. Life on the Texas Frontier 41; title: 3. A "Revolutionary" Emigrant 85; title: 4. A New Home in Illinois 109; title: 5. Turbulent Times in Texas 143; title: 6. The Legacy of the Immigrants 161; title: 7. Acculturation or Assimilation? 181; title: Conclusion: Reflections on Immigration 207.