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By: Sgt. Mom

Sgt. Mom — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:17:14 +0000

Thanks, expat! Much appreciated! Oh,yes, texexec – German was a major language for well into the 1920s in the Hill Country; churches, schools, newspapers, civic organizations – all German. And not just in the Hill Country – San Antonio itself had a huge German element. Frederick Law Ohmstead visited (for a travel book he did) in 1855, and he noted that San Antonio was divided in thirds; Mexican, Anglo and German. Three different languages and cultures, three different ways of dressing, building, amusing themselves and doing business. Some of those German-founded businesses are still going strong; the Menger Hotel, and the Pioneer Flour Mills, for instance.
The head of the Nimitz Foundation in Fredericksburg and his wife are some of my biggest fans for the Trilogy – they absolutely love it that Admiral Nimitz’ grandfather (who was a huge influence on him) is a character in the Trilogy … and that I worked in all kinds of real people into the background. I can’t count the number of times I have met a descendent of someone I had mentioned in the books!

By: expat

expat — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:39:53 +0000

Sgt. Mom,

I just sent the Kindle edition of Adelverein to a friend in the US. And Neo, she also got a gift card through your links.

By: texexec

texexec — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:22:09 +0000

“Yes, there was a big venture in Germany in the 1840s to bring over farmers and craftsmen to fill up a huge land grant — hardly anyone outside of Texas knows about this ”

I’ve even heard that German was the second most spoken language in Texas at one point in time. My grandfather immigrated from Germany, his brother’s name was Emil, and my mom had to teach English to several of my great aunts and uncles so they could “get along”.

When visiting Texas, try to get to New Braunfels and Fredericksburg to see a beautiful and interesting part of Texas. They welcome Auslanders there :).

Admiral Nimitz was from Fredericksburg. It must have galled Hitler that that two of the leading USA officers during WWII were named Eisenhower (also born in Texas) and Nimitz.

By: Sgt. Mom

Sgt. Mom — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:41:50 +0000

Thanks, Neo! You’re a princess!

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:33:29 +0000

Sgt Mom: I will add that to the post!

By: Sgt. Mom

Sgt. Mom — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:56:06 +0000

Neo, may I beg of your indulgence and note that my own books are also available on Amazon.com? I have a number of volumes of historical fiction out there, all of them carefully researched, and which honor American values of decency, patriotism, hard work and a belief in the future: To Truckee’s Trail is about a pioneer wagon train party attempting to cross the High Sierras in winter, The Adelsverein Trilogy concerns the German settlements in Texas (Yes, there was a big venture in Germany in the 1840s to bring over farmers and craftsmen to fill up a huge land grant – hardly anyone outside of Texas knows about this ) and Daughter of Texas/Deep in the heart is about the early days in Texas, through the eyes of a woman settler. My Amazon page is here -http://www.amazon.com/Celia-D.-Hayes/e/B002BM1QHG/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 – but it should be easily accessed through your Amazon portal.
(Oh, and they’re all available in Kindle, too.)
Thanks – and Merry Christmas!

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:22:05 +0000

http://www.explorethomascole.org/

Neo-neocon, check this link out. It is to the work of painter Thomas Cole. You’ll notice that he discovered HDR concepts long before digital photographers did.