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Lone Star vistas : travel writing on Texas, 1821-1861 / Astrid Haas.

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"In Lone Star Vistas, Astrid Haas brings formidable language and research skills to bear on the subject of travel writing on Texas in the nineteenth century. As she puts it, the manuscript looks at "narrative constructions" of Texas as a geographic and social space from 1821 to 1861 i...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Haas, Astrid (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Bridwell Texas history series.
Subjects:
Travel writing > Texas > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Travelers' writings, American > Texas.
Travelers' writings, Mexican > Texas.
Travelers' writings, German > Texas.
Texas > Description and travel > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Travel.
Travel writing.
Travelers' writings, American.
Travelers' writings, German.
Travelers' writings, Mexican.
Texas.
Case studies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Military-scientific exploration
  • Introduction to part I
  • Assessing El Norte: Mexican government expedition accounts
  • Charting the land: reports of Anglo-American explorations of Texas
  • Part II. Colonization and settlement
  • Introduction to part II
  • A place for southerners: travelogues and Anglo-American colonization
  • America's Italy: journey narratives promoting German settlement
  • Newcomers' plight: travel accounts warning against German migration
  • Part III. Professional journeys
  • Introduction to part III
  • Missionary messages: narratives of itinerant religious labor
  • Reporting from the regiment: journey accounts of US Army officers' wives
  • Professional pens: Anglo-American travel journalism of Texas
  • Conclusion.

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