Book about Ernst Hermann Altgelt, the founder of Comfort, Texas. It includes information about Altgelt and his family, and information about the establishment of the city.
Based in Comfort, Kendall County, Anne and Mike Stewart amassed a personal collection of written works about the Texas German freethinkers and the Nueces Battle and Massacre of August 10, 1862.
Descriptive information to help identify this book.
Follow the links below to find similar items on the Portal.
Description
Book about Ernst Hermann Altgelt, the founder of Comfort, Texas. It includes information about Altgelt and his family, and information about the establishment of the city.
This book is part of the following collection of related materials.
Texas Cultures Online
Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.
Stewart, Anne & Stewart, Mike.Ernst Hermann Altgelt: Founder of Comfort, Texas,
book,
2010;
Comfort, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151370/:
accessed June 17, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Anne and Mike Stewart Collection.