A Sojourn In Texas, 1846-7. Alwin H. Sorgel's Texas Writings

VON-MASZEWSKI, W. M. [TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN ORIGINALS AND EDITED BY]

Publication: German-Texan Heritage Society, Southwest Texas State University, 1992, San Marcos, Texas

First edition. 8vo. Signed and dated in the year of publication on the half title page. Tan cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine, map on front and rear endpapers, xxviii [2], 357 [1] pp., frontispiece [portrait], foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, illustrated, map, appendices, index. Letters of a German who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to consider Texas as a new home for him, perhaps as a farmer. The book provides insights into the experiences of Germans in Texas during 1846-47, capturing their perspectives as immigrants and travelers. The text is in both German and English and while Sorgel was a keen observer, his time in Texas was special. A fine bright copy in a bright and fresh dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 52370