Title Lone Star vistas : travel writing on Texas, 1821-1861 / Astrid Haas

Edition First edition Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 215 pages) Series Bridwell Texas history series Bridwell Texas history series. Contents Introduction -- Part I. Military-scientific exploration -- Introduction to part I -- Assessing El Norte: Mexican government expedition accounts -- Charting the land: reports of Anglo-American explorations of Texas -- Part II. Colonization and settlement -- Introduction to part II -- A place for southerners: travelogues and Anglo-American colonization -- America's Italy: journey narratives promoting German settlement -- Newcomers' plight: travel accounts warning against German migration -- Part III. Professional journeys -- Introduction to part III -- Missionary messages: narratives of itinerant religious labor -- Reporting from the regiment: journey accounts of US Army officers' wives -- Professional pens: Anglo-American travel journalism of Texas -- Conclusion Summary "In Lone Star Vistas, Astrid Haas brings formidable language and research skills to bear on the subject of travel writing on Texas in the nineteenth century. As she puts it, the manuscript looks at "narrative constructions" of Texas as a geographic and social space from 1821 to 1861 in selected works of Mexican, Anglo-American, and German travel writing. "Based on the premise that journey narratives contribute significantly to the discursive construction of national and regional identities, cultures, and landscapes," Haas writes, "the examined case studies represent travelogues authored by members of the three largest non-native ethnic groups that journeyed through Texas and recorded their observations for posterity. Through the lens of the travelogue, the study looks at the formation of public discourses on the region during the most formative phase of its history.""-- Provided by publisher Analysis Texas history, travelogues, Texas identity, colonization, German Texas, American West, nineteenth-century literature, nineteenth century, nineteenth century Texas Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Travel writing -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies Travelers' writings, American -- Texas Travelers' writings, Mexican -- Texas Travelers' writings, German -- Texas History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) Travel Travel writing Travelers' writings, American Travelers' writings, German Travelers' writings, Mexican SUBJECT Texas -- Description and travel -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies Texas -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Case studies Subject Texas Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781477322611 1477322612 9781477322628 1477322620

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