Gustav Dresel's Houston Journal: Adventures in North America and Texas, 1837-1841

Gustav Dresel

Jul 2010 · University of Texas Press

Ebook

168

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About this ebook

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.

About the author

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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