Adolf Douai, 1819-1888 : the turbulent life of a German Forty-Eighter in the homeland and in the United States

Mid-nineteenth-century Germany and the United States constitute the background for the life story of Adolf Douai as educator, author, editor, and self-declared radical. A member of the 1848 revolutionary Landtag of Saxe-Altenburg, he was imprisoned by reactionaries and later forced to flee the country. His career in the United States illustrates general sociopolitical conditions faced by German Forty-Eighters arriving as refugees. In Texas, Douai edited an abolitionist newspaper for three years, but threats by Know-Nothings forced him to flee to the north, where he was recruited by organizers of the new Republican Party, who hoped to attract German voters for Frémont (1856) and Lincoln (1860). Douai is generally associated with the Fröbel kindergarten system. His contacts included Robert Blum, Mikhail Bakunin, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Louis Agassiz. Mid-nineteenth-century Germany And The United States Constitute The Background For The Life Story Of Adolf Douai As Educator, Author, Editor, And Self-declared Radical. A Member Of The 1848 Revolutionary Landtag Of Saxe-altenburg, He Was Imprisoned By Reactionaries And Later Forced To Flee The Country. His Career In The United States Illustrates General Sociopolitical Conditions Faced By German Forty-eighters Arriving As Refugees. In Texas Douai Edited An Abolitionist Newspaper For Three Years But Threats By Know-nothings Forced Him To Flee To The North, Where He Was Recruited By Organizers Of The New Republican Party Who Hoped To Attract German Voters For Fremont (1856) And Lincoln (1860). Douai Is Generally Associated With The Frobel Kindergarten System. His Contacts Included Robert Blum, Mikhail Bakunin, Frederick Law Olmsted, And Louis Agassiz.--jacket. Chapter 1 The Revolution Of 1848 Turned Inside Out: Douai's Life As A Clue To The Larger Picture 1 -- Chapter 2 Russian Interlude During The German Vormarz 33 -- Chapter 3 Altenburg's Bloodless Barricades 51 -- Chapter 4 Three Unfortunate German Parliaments 79 -- Chapter 5 Dark Days For The Radicals--october-december 1848 111 -- Chapter 6 The Moderates Withdraw 127 -- Chapter 7 The Radicals Fight On 145 -- Chapter 8 Model Victims Of The Reaction 169 -- Chapter 9 A Texas Abolitionist 183 -- Chapter 10 Antebellum Disarray, North And South 217 -- Chapter 11 Douai As An Educator 249 -- Chapter 12 Douai As A Socialist 283 -- Chapter 13 My Brave Wife Agnes Von Beust (1819-1898) 307 -- Chapter 14 Battle Of The Champions: Douai Vs. Heinzen 315. Justine Davis Randers-pehrson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Mid-nineteenth-century Germany and the United States constitute the background for the life story of Adolf Douai as educator, author, editor, and self-declared radical. A member of the 1848 revolutionary Landtag of Saxe-Altenburg, he was imprisoned by reactionaries and later forced to flee the country. His career in the United States illustrates general sociopolitical conditions faced by German Forty-Eighters arriving as refugees. In Texas Douai edited an abolitionist newspaper for three years but threats by Know-Nothings forced him to flee to the north, where he was recruited by organizers of the new Republican Party who hoped to attract German voters for Fremont (1856) and Lincoln (1860). Douai is generally associated with the Frobel kindergarten system. His contacts included Robert Blum, Mikhail Bakunin, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Louis Agassiz."--BOOK JACKET.