| Cincinnati Turner Societies:: The Cradle of an American Movement Contributor(s): Woellert, Dann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609493850 ISBN-13: 9781609493851 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Sports & Recreation | Gymnastics - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 796.409 |
| LCCN: 2011048231 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Ethnic Orientation - German |
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| Publisher Description: Seeking asylum after the failed German Revolution of 1848, refugees flocked to Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood. They brought their Germanic culture language, literature, music, art, dance, drink, celebration or gemutlichkeit" AND, their love for gymnastics. It was here in the small tavern, "Hecker Haus," that the American Turners were born, founded by a group of 14 German speaking immigrants. This movement rapidly spread, influencing a growing nation in education, progressive thought, politics, human rights, health, literature and the arts. This is the story of that organization, born and raised in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, which fostered a great German-American movement." |
Contributor Bio(s): Woellert, Dann: - Dann Woellert is a self-proclaimed history geek and creator and guide of the Northside/Cumminsville Historical Architectural Tour for the Cincinnati Architreks. He is the author of Cincinnati's Northside Neighborhood (2009). Woellert lives in Hyde Park. |