Translator Edward C. Breitenkamp (1913–1995) was Professor of Modern Languages at Texas A&M University. He specialized in German literature and history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

• Preface Introduction 1. The German Immigration into Texas 2. A History of the German Settlements in Comal County 3. My First Christmas Eve in Texas: A Sentimental Recollection of the Past 4. Galveston County in 1844: Pages from the Diary of a German Texan 5. On the Brazos in April 1844: From the Recollections of an Old German Texan 6. The German Colony of New Braunfels in May 1845 7. My First Day of Teaching in New Braunfels: A Recollection of the Time of the First German Settlement in West Texas 8. Shadows: Dark Days of Death and Sorrow in 1846: Scenes Remembered from the Time of the German Settlement of West Texas 9. A Christmas Day in West Texas in 1849: From the Memoirs of a German Texan 10. How the First Singing Festival Came to Be 11. How the Singing Society Traveled to Sisterdale 12. A Wedding: A Happy Scene from the Time of the German Settlements in Texas 13. A Murder: A Tragic Event from the Time of the German Settlement in Texas 14. Travels in Texas: From the Memoirs of a German Texan 15. The Cypress: A Legend from the Time of the First German Settlement in West Texas Index

Translator Edward C. Breitenkamp (1913–1995) was Professor of Modern Languages at Texas A&M University. He specialized in German literature and history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

• Preface Introduction 1. The German Immigration into Texas 2. A History of the German Settlements in Comal County 3. My First Christmas Eve in Texas: A Sentimental Recollection of the Past 4. Galveston County in 1844: Pages from the Diary of a German Texan 5. On the Brazos in April 1844: From the Recollections of an Old German Texan 6. The German Colony of New Braunfels in May 1845 7. My First Day of Teaching in New Braunfels: A Recollection of the Time of the First German Settlement in West Texas 8. Shadows: Dark Days of Death and Sorrow in 1846: Scenes Remembered from the Time of the German Settlement of West Texas 9. A Christmas Day in West Texas in 1849: From the Memoirs of a German Texan 10. How the First Singing Festival Came to Be 11. How the Singing Society Traveled to Sisterdale 12. A Wedding: A Happy Scene from the Time of the German Settlements in Texas 13. A Murder: A Tragic Event from the Time of the German Settlement in Texas 14. Travels in Texas: From the Memoirs of a German Texan 15. The Cypress: A Legend from the Time of the First German Settlement in West Texas Index

Translator Edward C. Breitenkamp (1913–1995) was Professor of Modern Languages at Texas A&M University. He specialized in German literature and history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

• Preface Introduction 1. The German Immigration into Texas 2. A History of the German Settlements in Comal County 3. My First Christmas Eve in Texas: A Sentimental Recollection of the Past 4. Galveston County in 1844: Pages from the Diary of a German Texan 5. On the Brazos in April 1844: From the Recollections of an Old German Texan 6. The German Colony of New Braunfels in May 1845 7. My First Day of Teaching in New Braunfels: A Recollection of the Time of the First German Settlement in West Texas 8. Shadows: Dark Days of Death and Sorrow in 1846: Scenes Remembered from the Time of the German Settlement of West Texas 9. A Christmas Day in West Texas in 1849: From the Memoirs of a German Texan 10. How the First Singing Festival Came to Be 11. How the Singing Society Traveled to Sisterdale 12. A Wedding: A Happy Scene from the Time of the German Settlements in Texas 13. A Murder: A Tragic Event from the Time of the German Settlement in Texas 14. Travels in Texas: From the Memoirs of a German Texan 15. The Cypress: A Legend from the Time of the First German Settlement in West Texas Index