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Nassau Plantation : the evolution of a Texas-German slave plantation / by James C. Kearney.

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In the 1840s an organization of German noblemen, the Mainzner Adelsverein, attempted to settle thousands of German emigrants on the Texas frontier. Nassau Plantation, located near modern-day Round Top, Texas, in northern Fayette County, was a significant part of this story. This title highlights the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Kearney, James C., 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Adelsverein > History.
German Americans > Texas > History > 19th century.
Nassau Plantation (Tex.) > History.
Texas > Colonization > History > 19th century.
Texas > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Germany > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Fayette County (Tex.) > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Texas > History > 19th century.
Adelsverein.
Colonization.
Emigration and immigration.
German Americans.
Slavery.
Germany.
Texas.
Texas > Fayette County.
Texas > Nassau Plantation.
History.
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Summary:In the 1840s an organization of German noblemen, the Mainzner Adelsverein, attempted to settle thousands of German emigrants on the Texas frontier. Nassau Plantation, located near modern-day Round Top, Texas, in northern Fayette County, was a significant part of this story. This title highlights the relationship of German emigrants to slavery.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 353 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441680709
1441680705
9781574413434
1574413430
1282916556
9781282916555
9786612916557
6612916559
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Source of description: Print version record.

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