Search Results: Titles starting with L from Oriental Bookstore

1stedn; 4to 25 cm tan cloth, slipcover, thick onionskin dj missing about one inch at top of spine, ow appears unread NF/vgdj: 10+300, v pages; this is the hardcover true first edn very rare handwritten text stereoprinted; OCLC#21266592

8vo illuswraps NF: 344pp, index, bibl, bw illus; In the fourth decade of the 19th century, the highly structured German society and its economy were crumbling. Caught between powerful opposing impulses to either modernize or revert to the lavish court system of the 18th century, a stalemate was created and the nation floundered. In the chaos that ensued, citizens of Germany feared for the future of their country. While facing unprecedented overpopulation, oppressive taxes, and high unemployment, they began to seek alternatives. One of their options was emigration and many left the country in a headlong rush for what they believed was a utopian setting in Texas. In the emigration mania that ensued, organizations arose that overtly promised to shepherd the emigrants safely to landgrants in Texas while covertly intending to make a profit. Generally, those emigration companies lacked experience and competence at colonizing in a foreign land. Through extensive advertising, they promised far more than they… Read More