A Paradise Called Texas
by Shefelman, Janice JordanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1985-01-01
Publisher(s): EAKIN
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Summary
Searching for a better life, Mina, Papa, and Mama left their German fatherland aboard the brig Margaretha, bound for Texas. They had been told it was the paradise of North America, but when Mina steps onto the desolate beach at Indian Point on a cold December day in 1845, she wants to go back to Germany and Opa's cozy house in the village of Wehrstedt. But go on they must. In spite of Mama's tragic death, Mina and Papa push inland with the Kaufmann family to the Texas hill country. There Mina encounters and Indian chief and his young daughter, Amaya, whose help she needs when Papa falls ill. Based on her ancestors' immigration to Texas, Janice Shefelman tells of a journey into the wilderness that is filled with hardship, tragedy, and adventure. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| A Stranger in the Village | p. 1 |
| A Decision | p. 6 |
| Last Days in Germany | p. 13 |
| The Storm | p. 20 |
| The Long Passage | p. 27 |
| Texas at Last | p. 32 |
| A Lonely Coast | p. 40 |
| Christmas on the Beach | p. 46 |
| Mama Is Gone | p. 52 |
| A Wagon and Oxen | p. 60 |
| Better Days Will Come | p. 66 |
| In Good Hands | p. 73 |
| Night Visitor | p. 78 |
| A Birthday Gift | p. 83 |
| On to Fredericksburg | p. 93 |
| The Cabin | p. 99 |
| While Papa Is Away | p. 104 |
| A Dream | p. 110 |
| Lisette and the Shaman | p. 114 |
| Indian Medicine | p. 119 |
| Glossary of German Words | p. 126 |
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