{"product_id":"barbara-ortwein-in-the-heart-of-texas-but-not-yet-at-home-9783956323904","title":"In The Heart Of Texas  But Not Yet At Home","description":"The Texas Hill Country from 1847 - 1865 ...In search of political and personal freedom, self-determination and theirown land, thousands of Germans start to settle in the wilderness ofSouthwest Texas.Among these settlers are the Hessians Karl Engelbach and his sonJohann, forced to flee their native country in 1844.Although the work of cultivating the new land is very difficult, theGermans do well at first. With the help and support of their new friends,the Comanches, they manage to change the former wilderness of theTexas Hill Country. Their cities of Fredericksburg, New-Braunfels,Boerne and Comfort become centers of civilization, culture, prosperityand freedom.But after the secession of Texas from the United States and the onsetof the Civil War, all their earlier work and hardships may have been invain. They seem to be losing what they have gained. Mostly Unionsupporters, the Engelbachs and their compatriots in the Texas HillCountry want to stay true to the Union. But during Civil War times theyhave to ask themselves whether the price they must pay for their loyaltyto the Union is really worth it. How can the Texan Germans endurethrough this dilemma?Barbara Ortwein's story is a thrilling continuation of the first bookof her Texas saga, Between Worlds, Never to Return. The main topicof her sequel is the integration of the Germans in Texas, especially atthe frontier in today's Fredericksburg and its surroundings. After intensiveresearch, the author manages to combine the story of her fictionalcharacters Karl and Johann Engelbach with the real story of theGermans who settled in the Texas Hill Country.Her plot clarifies why the integration of the Germans in Texas was firstsuccessful, but then seemed to go terribly wrong during the AmericanCivil War.","brand":"Wiesenburg Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53131337433430,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9783956323904_1.jpg?v=1781604052","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/barbara-ortwein-in-the-heart-of-texas-but-not-yet-at-home-9783956323904","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}