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MARIA VON BLUCHER'S CORPUS CHRISTI; LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH TEXAS FRONTIER, 1849 - 1879
by Cheeseman, Bruce S. Edited and Annotated by
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE/fine
- ISBN 10
- 158544135X
- ISBN 13
- 9781585441358
- Seller
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Blanco, Texas, United States
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About This Item
College Station: A&M, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE/fine. Thomas Kreneck wrote the foreword. 292pp., index, notes, 21 photographs & illustrations. Blue-grey cloth, silver titles. DJ in mylar cover.
Maria's letters are a personal account of the deprivations, cruel hardships, sacrifice and dangers faced in pioneer life as well as an elegant testimony to the role played by Germans in the settlement of South Texas. They provide an intimate look inside the homes and ranches, the schools and farmyads, the stores an churches of early Corpus Christi. Cheeseman edited and annotated more than twoo of the nine hundred letters that are held in the von Blucher family's papers on deposit at the Special Collections and Archives of the A&M University, Corpus Christi.
Maria's letters are a personal account of the deprivations, cruel hardships, sacrifice and dangers faced in pioneer life as well as an elegant testimony to the role played by Germans in the settlement of South Texas. They provide an intimate look inside the homes and ranches, the schools and farmyads, the stores an churches of early Corpus Christi. Cheeseman edited and annotated more than twoo of the nine hundred letters that are held in the von Blucher family's papers on deposit at the Special Collections and Archives of the A&M University, Corpus Christi.
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- Bookseller
- Maggie Lambeth (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11046
- Title
- MARIA VON BLUCHER'S CORPUS CHRISTI; LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH TEXAS FRONTIER, 1849 - 1879
- Author
- Cheeseman, Bruce S. Edited and Annotated by
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 158544135X
- ISBN 13
- 9781585441358
- Publisher
- A&M
- Place of Publication
- College Station
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Germans
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About the Seller
Maggie Lambeth
Biblio member since 2010
Blanco, Texas
About Maggie Lambeth
Independent bookseller with over 45 years in retail and mail order book-selling experience. Our main specialties are books about Texas its history, art and artists, Texas authors, ranching, cattle & cowboys, lawmen, outlaws, genealogy and family history, county and community history. We also accept consignments. Inquiries are welcome txt or talk (830-392-6668).
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