Gustav Dresel's Houston Journal: Adventures in North America and Texas, 1837-1841University of Texas Press, 22 lug 2010 - 168 pagine This is the travel diary of a young German businessman who came to Texas and worked for several years in Houston and the surrounding areas. His diary, originally published in German as Texanisches Tagebuch, gives a fascinating view of life in the Texas republic. |
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Voyage from Le Havre to New York May 17June 171837 | 3 |
Sojourn in New York June 17November 191837 | 4 |
Journey to Philadelphia and Washington on the Susquehanna November 1837April 1838 | 6 |
Journey from Washington to Fort Madison AprilMay 1838 | 12 |
Sojourn in Iowa Territory | 15 |
Voyage to New Orleans | 20 |
Voyage to Texas July 12 1838 | 22 |
Voyage to Velasco Galveston and Houston August 1838 | 27 |
Sojourn in Montgomery County | 67 |
A Short Stay in Houston | 77 |
Renewed Sojourn in Montgomery County | 79 |
Wagon Train to Houston November 1839 | 83 |
A Yuletide Excursion | 90 |
Life and Activities in Houston | 96 |
Falling Sick | 104 |
Back to New Orleans November 1840 | 111 |
Sojourn in Houston August 1838January 1839 | 31 |
In New Orleans Again January 1839 | 43 |
Trip to Natchez | 46 |
In Port Gibson | 47 |
Expedition from Mississippi through Louisiana August 1839 | 50 |
In Texas Again | 60 |
Progress to Alabama Village and Visit with the Indians | 62 |
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