The Material Culture of German Texans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Material Culture of German Texans write by Kenneth Hafertepe. This book was released on 2016-06-21. The Material Culture of German Texans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Germans in Texas
The Germans in Texas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Germans in Texas write by Gilbert Giddings Benjamin. This book was released on 1909. The Germans in Texas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Turning Germans Into Texans
Turning Germans Into Texans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Turning Germans Into Texans write by Matthew D. Tippens. This book was released on 2010-01. Turning Germans Into Texans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here is the first full-scale discussion of the impact of World War I on ethnic Germans in Texas. Germans were among the first settlers to Texas, and contributed greatly to the growth of the state in the fields of business, religion, music, agriculture, ranching, and cultural activities. Despite such accomplishments, German Texans became the targets of an anti-German hysteria during World War I. In the lead up to America's entry into the war, German Texans were subjected to intense scrutiny. After the United States declared war against Germany in April 1917, the response to German-Texan activities lost all sense of proportion to the danger. Simply being German or using the German language aroused suspicion. In the state, people tarred and feathered, beat, and whipped German Texans. Based on extensive archival research, author Matthew D. Tippens details how the attackers intended to turn Germans into Texans using whatever means necessary. Following the war, the strive for "100% Americanism" by groups such as Ku Klux Klan continued the assault. Despite the years of attacks, by 1930, German-Texan culture, though not unscathed, proved that it had survived the war and would continue for several more decades.
The German Texans
The German Texans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The German Texans write by Glen E. Lich. This book was released on 1981. The German Texans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. German culture in Texas.
Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition)
Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition) write by . This book was released on 1999. Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
