List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction11The Beginning in Germany92Life on the Texas Frontier413A "Revolutionary" Emigrant854A New Home in Illinois1095Turbulent Times in Texas1436The Legacy of the Immigrants1617Acculturation or Assimilation?181Conclusion: Reflections on Immigration207App. AFamily Tree of Wilhelm Wagner223App. BFamily Tree of Julius Wagner229Notes235Bibliography275Index299
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