The material culture of German Texans [electronic resource] /Kenneth Hafertepe.
By: Hafertepe, Kenneth [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
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BookPublisher: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016] 2015)Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource.).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781623493837; 1623493838.Subject(s): German Americans -- Texas -- Social life and customs -- 19th century | Buildings -- Texas -- History -- 19th century | German Americans -- Dwellings -- Texas -- History -- 19th century | German Americans -- Material culture -- Texas -- History -- 19th century | Texas -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 973/.04310764 Online resources: Full text available: "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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