"The lasting benefits Texas has received from its Germans mark our place names, our historic records, even our food and drink. Dr. Jordan's [book] makes this clear and is a valuable contribution to Texana."

—Dallas Morning News

"Detailed with maps, charts and pictures, the book is excellent reading for many Texans whose ancestors came to Texas direct from Europe."

—San Antonio Express

". . . an eminently readable book . . . in its recording of the adaptation of a transplanted human population to a new environment."

—West Texas Historical Association Year Book

"If one of my colleagues in American history asked me for a good book in geography, I would give him this one."

—Economic Geography

Terry Jordan explores how German immigrants in the nineteenth century influenced and were influenced by the agricultural life in the areas of Texas where they settled. His findings both support the notion of ethnic distinctiveness and reveal the extent to which German Texans adopted the farming techniques of their Southern Anglo neighbors.