Illustrations

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xiii
5. PART I: Germany, 1812-1845
6. 1. The Family Circle: Dillenburg 1
7. 2. The Circle Widens: Koblenz 9
8. 3. The Expanding Horizon 15
9. 4. A Meeting of Minds 20
10. 5. The Leaven of Liberalism 29
11. 6. The Noble Experiment Begins 32
12. 7. Decision 39
13. PART II: Colonization, 1845-1847
14. 8. Texas on the Horizon 49
15. 9. Texas in Reality 52
16. 10. Echoes of Prince Solms 59
17. 11. The Frontier 69
18. 12. Swarm of Immigrants 77
19. 13. The Face of Tragedy 84
20. 14. A Search for Solace 89
21. 15. The Special Commissioner 96
22. 16. The Hanging Mob 102
23. 17. Land of the Comanche 111
24. 18. Web of Intrigue 124
25. 19. The Verein Evaluated 132
26. PART III: Private Life, 1847-1897
27. 20. "Texas Forever" 139
28. 21. Texas Senator 145
29. 22. The Hearth 149
30. 23. A House Divided 157
31. 24. Loyal Valley 161
32. 25. "Still Forward Press" 172
33. Appendix: Treaty between the Commissary General of the German Emigration Company and the Comanche Nation 175
34. Bibliography 177
35. Index 183