Hurrah for Texas: The Diary of Adolphus Sterne: 1838-1851 Mark D. Zoback A revealing look at the

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Hurrah for Texas: The Diary of Adolphus Sterne: 1838-1851 Mark D. Zoback A revealing look at theIn Texas historiography the "Sterne Diary" is well known for its richness of material, its vividness of description, and its many incisive and human comments about the dramatis personae of the Republic of Texas. The diarist, Nicholas Adolphus Sterne, was born in Cologne, Germany, on April 5, 1801, and migrated to America sixteen years later as a fugitive from the oppressions of his native land. Settling first at New Orleans, he later moved to the