German Pioneers on the American Frontier
The Wagners in Texas and Illinois
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3226869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda K Pritchard (Eastern Michigan University, corresponding author), Andreas V Reichstein (Eastern Michigan University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 106 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Western Historical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-3810 • E-ISSN: 1939-8603 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25047243 |
| OpenAlex | W1685848784 |
| Language | EN |
A case study of two brothers, Julius and Wilhelm Wagner, who immigrated to the United States from Baden, Germany. Julius immigrated as part of an early communist group, the "Darmstädters" or "Forty," who established the utopian settlement of Bettina in 1847. His anti-slavery beliefs forced Julius to Mexico during the Civil War, but he returned to Texas after the war. His older brother Wilhelm fled Germany in 1851 as a result of his liberal political beliefs and settled in Texas. He founded a German-language newspaper when he moved to Freeport, Illinois
Archaeology · Economic history · Frontier · German · Index (typography · Library science · American History and Culture · Archaeology and Natural History · Classics · Computer Science · History · Latin American and Latino Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |