German Colonizer in Texas
by
Irene Marschall King
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach chose a life of hardship and freedom in Texas rather than a life of comfort and influence in his native Germany, where he had lived his formative years within a framework of unconstitutional government. In 1845 the young liberal relinquished his hereditary German title,...