Reprinted from German American Annuals, Vol. VII). This work distinguishes itself from others for its scholarly and systematic approach to immigration in early Texas. It begins with early German Immigration from 1815 to 1848, and moves through the Early German Settlements, the various influences prompting German immigration to Texas, the numbers of Germans in Texas and their wages and industries, slavery and its affect and influences on the population, and the elements of the culture, including schools, newspapers, literature, religion, and various organizations and societies.