A Paradise Called Texas

A Paradise Called Texas
Author :
Publisher : Eakin Press
Total Pages : 136
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1940130654
ISBN-13 : 9781940130651
Rating : 4/5 (651 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Paradise Called Texas by : Janice Jordan Shefelman

Download or read book A Paradise Called Texas written by Janice Jordan Shefelman and published by Eakin Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bluebonnet Award Nominee. - 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 Wehrestedt. 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 an 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 . . . young readers will glimpse a fascinating view of what life in early Texas was like for German settlers.Texas


A Paradise Called Texas Related Books

A Paradise Called Texas
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: Janice Jordan Shefelman
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-01 - Publisher: Eakin Press

GET EBOOK

Bluebonnet Award Nominee. - Searching for a better life, Mina, Papa, and Mama left their German fatherland aboard the brig Margaretha, bound for Texas. They had
A Paradise Called Texas
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Janice Jordan Shefelman
Categories: Emigration and immigration
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher: Texas Trilogy

GET EBOOK

Searching for a better life, Mina and her parents leave their German fatherland in 1845 and sail to Texas where they find hardship, tragedy, and adventure.
A Paradise Called Texas
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Janice Jordan Shefelman
Categories: Emigration and immigration
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

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 paradi
Texas Fury
Language: en
Pages: 514
Authors: Fern Michaels
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989-03-13 - Publisher: Ballantine Books

GET EBOOK

From the exotic traditions of the Far East to the troubled oil fields of Texas, from the paradise landscapes of Hawaii to the snow-covered mountains of Switzerl
The Living Waters of Texas
Language: en
Pages: 165
Authors: Ken Kramer
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-06 - Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

GET EBOOK

In ten impassioned essays, veteran Texas environmental advocates and conservation professionals step outside their roles as lawyers, lobbyists, administrators,