Hafertepe, Kenneth, 1955-

The material culture of German Texans [electronic resource] / Kenneth Hafertepe. - First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (1 online resource.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

"This book was published with the gracious support of the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas and also by a gift from William J. Hill."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Floor plans and domestic realities: the organization of space in German-Texan houses -- The German-Texan log house -- The German-Texan fachwerk house -- The German-Texan rock house, 1845-1895 -- Victorian mansions and Sunday houses -- Biedermeier and beyond: German cabinetmakers in Texas -- Inside the German-Texas house -- Public buildings and social centers -- Houses of worship: German-Texan churches -- Final resting places: graveyards and grave markers -- Afterword: preserving and interpreting the material culture of German Texans.

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German Americans--Social life and customs--Texas--19th century.
Buildings--History--Texas--19th century.
German Americans--Dwellings--History--Texas--19th century.
German Americans--Material culture--History--Texas--19th century.


Texas--Social life and customs--19th century.


Electronic books.

F395.G3

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