Master builder of the lower Rio Grande : Heinrich Portscheller / W. Eugene George ; compiled and edi...
Master builder of the lower Rio Grande : Heinrich Portscheller / W. Eugene George ; compiled and edi...
Master builder of the lower Rio Grande : Heinrich Portscheller / W. Eugene George ; compiled and edited by Mary Carolyn Hollers George ; foreword by María Eugenia Guerra ; afterword by Stephen Fox.
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2016/4485
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 117 pages chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: The quest for Heinrich Portscheller -- The beginning -- The life and times of Heinrich Portscheller -- Roma and Rio Grande City in Starr County, Texas -- The legacy of Heinrich Portscheller -- Interventions -- Afterword: The historical context of Heinrich Portscheller's career on the lower...
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"In 1865, Heinrich Portscheller immigrated to Mexico from his native Germany, perhaps motivated by a desire to avoid compulsory military service in the Austro-Prussian War. The scion of a well-known family of masons and master builders, he had the misfortune to disembark at Veracruz during the Franco-Mexican War. Portscheller and his traveling comp...
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Full title
Master builder of the lower Rio Grande : Heinrich Portscheller / W. Eugene George ; compiled and edited by Mary Carolyn Hollers George ; foreword by María Eugenia Guerra ; afterword by Stephen Fox.
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Sara and John Lindsey series in the arts and humanities
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/4485
Record Identifier
74VKV6gZ7kXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV6gZ7kXl
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ISBN
9781623494520 hardcover alkaline paper
1623494524 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
720.92 B
MMS ID
991024023299102626
