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Until early 20th century, German was mostly printed in Gothic black letters (Fraktur, or Schwabacher) and written in corresponding handwriting (e.g. S�tterlin). These variants of the Latin alphabet are very different from the serif or sans serif typefaces used today, and are difficult for the untrained to read. They were abolished by the Nazis in 1941.
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Published first in an Oldenburg newspaper and then in a book on Texas, the letter induced the first wave of German immigrants-mostly from the states of Oldenburg, Westphalia, and Holstein-to emigrate to Texas. One man whose imagination was captured by Ernst's letter wrote that it depicted a beautiful landscape "with enchanting scenery and delightful climate similar to that of Italy" and "the most fruitful soil and republican government." These attractions enticed settlers much like those who had responded to Gottfried Duden's descriptions of Missouri. Like the Latin Farmers, some of these newcomers were disillusioned upon their arrival. One immigrant, Rosa von Roeder Kleberg, wrote, "My brothers had pictured pioneer life as one of hunting and fishing, of freedom from the restraints of Prussian society; and it was hard for them to settle down to the drudgery and toil of splitting rails and cultivating the field, work which was entirely new to them."
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The Fraktur alphabet was used for printed and written German from the 16th century until 1940. The name comes from Latin and means "broken script" so-called because the letters are not connected to each other..
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