ISBN: 9780944779040 - Texas in 1848 (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 229 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition hardcover in dust jacket. Reprinted Edition (1991) Pages and edges are clean and unmarked, light crease and scuff on top of dust jacket. This book is in stock and we ship same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First edition thus. xxxvi, 229 pages : portraits ; green full cloth with gilt lettering ; dj in mylar. One-inch tear and creasing on dj rear. Businessman Viktor F. Bracht of Düsseldorf landed at Galveston in 1845 as an agent of the Adelsverein (a German nobles' society for colonising Texas). He lived in and owned businesses in several communities during the next few years, including New Braunfels and San Antonio. An inveterate enthusiast, he traveled extensively, saw little about Texas he didn't like, and became a cheerleader for German emigration to the state. During the European upheavals and revolutions of 1848, he wrote and published this volume as an encouragement for ordinary Germans to say "fick dich" to Europe and try their luck in America. Practicing what he preached, he spent much of the rest of his life in Texas, dying there in 1887.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Reprint of the 1931 edition. Hard cover published by German-Texas Heritage Society in 1991. Green covers with gilt lettering. Corners of back cover are slightly bumped. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has a small tear at top in front by spine and a small nick at top by spine. DJ is slightly creased along top edges, and is in very good minus condition. Large 8vo, 229 pages, 1.4 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 229 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Copyright 1931,1991. 1991 printing. Clean cover and content pages. New protective Mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

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Condition: gut. Texas in 1848. Translated by Charles Frank Schmidt. Introduction Theodore Gish In englischer Sprache. pages.