| German Cincinnati Contributor(s): Tolzmann, Don Heinrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738540048 ISBN-13: 9780738540047 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: German Cincinnati explores the German American experience in the Greater Cincinnati area. German immigrants first came to the region in the late 18th century and then arrived in great waves beginning in the early 19th century. These German American immigrants and their descendants have greatly influenced the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic growth and development of the area, earning Cincinnati a reputation for its German heritage. It is known as one of the corners in the famed "German Triangle," along with St. Louis and Milwaukee. German Cincinnatians survived the hard times of the world wars of the last century, even experiencing an ethnic heritage revival that has reaffirmed the area's reputation as one of the major centers of German heritage in the United States today. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 977.178 |
| LCCN: 2005933411 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.58" W x 9.24" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Ethnic Orientation - German |
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| Publisher Description: It is impossible to explore the history of Cincinnati without looking at the influence of German-Americans. German Cincinnati is a pictorial history of the German-American experience in the Greater Cincinnati area: the people, places, and things that influenced that influenced this culturally rich city and made it what it is today. This book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in German-American or people Cincinnati history. German immigrants first came to the region in the late 18th century and then arrived in great waves beginning in the early 19th century. These German American immigrants and their descendants have greatly influenced the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic growth and development of the area, earning Cincinnati a reputation for its German heritage. Today, nearly every other person in Cincinnati can trace some German lineage in their family tree. It is known as one of the corners in the famed German Triangle, along with St. Louis and Milwaukee. German Cincinnatians survived the hard times of the world wars of the last century, even experiencing an ethnic heritage revival that has reaffirmed the area's reputation as one of the major centers of German heritage in the United States today. Join author Don Heinrich Tolzmann, curator of the German-Americana Collection and director of the German-American Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati, as he looks at the complex and prosperous history of German-Americans in Cincinnati. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tolzmann, Don Heinrich: - Don Heinrich Tolzmann is the curator of the German-Americana Collection and director of the German-American Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author and editor of numerous works relating to German American history and culture. He serves as president of the Society for German-American Studies, as well as of the German-American Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati. |