Excerpt from History of the German Element in Texas From 1820-1850: And Historical Sketches of the German Texas Singers' League and Houston Turnverein From 1853-1913 Where the trees were tall and stately, In the rich and rolling meadows Where the grass was full of wild-flowers, Came a humming and a buzzing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

I accidentally discovered Tiling's almost forgotten book whilst searching for information on a book I am working on with Jim Woodrick on the history of Cat Spring and Millheim Texas. This is part of the work carried out by a small dedicated group of authors and editors who have taken on the name 'The Millheim Literary Circle'. One of the interesting aspects of Tiling's work is that it gives us an intimate illustration of the German-Texan influence on life and culture and how it inspired those early pioneers. Undoubtedly many of the readers of the time could understand both English and German because he included a number of poems composed in German in this book and also Appendices including the constitution of the Adelsverein which was such a controversial part of the history of the German-Texan immigration. These I have left in the original language as there are still a few of us who can speak both languages. I hope that this book will remind readers of the enormous influence German culture had on the development of Texas and that in this way, Texans may rediscover some of their lost heritage. This edition has been completely reset in order to increase readability. Stephen A. Engelking MBA.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1913 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Tiling, Moritz Philipp Georg. History Of The German Element In Texas From 1820-1850, And Historical Sketches Of The German Texas Singers' League And Houston Turnverein From 1853-1913. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Tiling, Moritz Philipp Georg. History Of The German Element In Texas From 1820-1850, And Historical Sketches Of The German Texas Singers' League And Houston Turnverein From 1853-1913, . Houston, Tex.: The Author, 1913. Subject: Germans

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