Voyage to North America, 1844-45
Prince Carl of Solms' Texas Diary of People, Places, and Events
978-1-57441-124-9 Cloth
6 x 9 x 0 in
256 pp. 4 photos. 11 maps.
Pub Date: 12/01/2000
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The diary begins with Solms’ departure from the family castle on the Rhine, Rheingrafenstein, in May 1844, and ends on June 30, 1845, in New York. It contains additional important historical and personal data, including a great deal of biographical data not found in the other Solms documents. The personal nature of the diary allowed freedom in the descriptions of people and places Solms encountered. He writes daily records of personal contacts with Texas officials and important citizens, numerous Germans of all stations already in Texas, and occasional Indian bands. He describes the extent and nature of his daily travels and, when warranted, includes descriptions of the region or the city or settlement, particularly the German settlements.
Included in the Appendix is the diary of the colonial director of the Adelsverein, Alexander Bourgeois. Since Bourgeois accompanied Solms until Solms dismissed him in August 1844, his diary provides a unique counterpoint to Solms’ diary. Bourgeois’s diary, however, was not compiled on a day-to-day basis but apparently written during the time of his dismissal.
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