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.
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.
Born in Rheingau, Gustav Dresel (1818-1848) spent most of his adult life in Texas and the Gulf Coast states. Max Freund (1879-1980) was a professor of German at the Rice Institute (now Rice University).
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* Acknowledgments * Introduction * Voyage from Le Havre to New York May 17-June 17 1837 * Sojourn in New York June 17-November 19 1837 * Journey to Philadelphia and Washington on the Susquehanna November 1837-April 1838 * Journey from Washington to Fort Madison April-May 1838 * Sojourn in Iowa Territory * Voyage to New Orleans * Voyage to Texas July 12 1838 * Voyage to Velasco Galveston and Houston August 1838 * Sojourn in Houston August 1838-January 1839 * In New Orleans Again January 1839 * Trip to Natchez * In Port Gibson * Expedition from Mississippi through Louisiana August 1839 * In Texas Again * Progress to Alabama Village and Visit with the Indians * Sojourn in Montgomery County * A Short Stay in Houston * Renewed Sojourn in Montgomery County * Wagon Train to Houston November 1839 * A Yuletide Excursion * Life and Activities in Houston * Falling Sick * Back to New Orleans November 1840 * Voyage from New Orleans to Hamburg June 21- August 12 1841 * Postscript January 1847 * Appendix: The Dresel Family at the Time of Gustav Dresel's Death * Notes * Index
* Acknowledgments * Introduction * Voyage from Le Havre to New York May 17-June 17 1837 * Sojourn in New York June 17-November 19 1837 * Journey to Philadelphia and Washington on the Susquehanna November 1837-April 1838 * Journey from Washington to Fort Madison April-May 1838 * Sojourn in Iowa Territory * Voyage to New Orleans * Voyage to Texas July 12 1838 * Voyage to Velasco Galveston and Houston August 1838 * Sojourn in Houston August 1838-January 1839 * In New Orleans Again January 1839 * Trip to Natchez * In Port Gibson * Expedition from Mississippi through Louisiana August 1839 * In Texas Again * Progress to Alabama Village and Visit with the Indians * Sojourn in Montgomery County * A Short Stay in Houston * Renewed Sojourn in Montgomery County * Wagon Train to Houston November 1839 * A Yuletide Excursion * Life and Activities in Houston * Falling Sick * Back to New Orleans November 1840 * Voyage from New Orleans to Hamburg June 21- August 12 1841 * Postscript January 1847 * Appendix: The Dresel Family at the Time of Gustav Dresel's Death * Notes * Index
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