http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xvi, 430 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Johan Reinert Reiersen and the First Migration Chain to Texas -- Chain Migration from Southern Norway to East Texas and Four Mile Prairie -- Cleng Peerson, the Father of Norwegian Immigration, Goes to Texas -- Why Did Immigrants from Hedmark County in Eastern Norway End Up in East Texas? -- Finding Virgin Land in the Bosque Valley -- More Norwegian Settlers on the Indian Frontier -- Living among Transplanted Hillbillies and Slaveowners -- Right or Wrong-My Texas! Norwegians in the Confederate Army during the Civil War -- Norwegians in the Confederate Army after the Conscription Law -- A Growing Norwegian Colony in Bosque County, despite Indian Threats -- A System for Indentured Servants from Norway -- Harder to Climb the Agricultural Ladder -- A Transplanted Community -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Norwegians in Texas in 1860 -- Appendix 2. The Wealthiest Men in Bosque County, Texas, 1860 -- Appendix 3. Slave Owners in Bosque County, Texas, 1860 -- Appendix 4. Number of Sheep in Some Texas Counties, 1880-1900.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; no. 31