New Land Beckoned

by Chester Geue and Ethel Hander (compiled and edited by) William, Chester; Geue

This work is the answer to an increased interest in the Verein colonization in Texas, a movement that brought thousands of German immigrants into Texas from 1844 to 1847. A short history describes the beginnings of the Verein movement in Germany, its development into the largest colonization project in Texas history, and the fulfillment of its goal to create a settlement of German immigrants on the 3,800,000-acre Fisher-Miller grant and in a number...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806309814
• ISBN13: 9780806309811
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"