| Lost German Chicago Contributor(s): Heinen, Joseph C. (Author), Barton Heinen, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738577146 ISBN-13: 9780738577142 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 977.3 |
| LCCN: 2009927247 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.6" W x 9.24" (0.68 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - German - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By 1900, one in four Chicagoans was either German born or had a German-born parent. No other ethnic group's thumbprint has been larger in helping establish Chicago as a major economic and cultural center nor has any group's influence been more erased by the passage and vicissitudes of time. Lost German Chicago traces the mosaic of German life through the tumultuous events of the Beer Riots, Haymarket Affair, Prohibition, and America's entry into two world wars. The book is a companion piece to the Lost German Chicago exhibition debuting in the newly created DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center museum, located in what is still known today as the "German town" of the north side of Chicago. Entrusted as the caretaker of many archives, artifacts, and historical documents from many now defunct German organizations, the DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center has been committed to preserving history, traditions, and contributions of Germans and German Americans for over 50 years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heinen, Joseph C.: - Joseph C. Heinen, a German American and longtime Lincoln Square resident, holds a master's degree in history. German American and local visual artist Susan Barton Heinen serves as the curator for the Scharpenberg Gallery in the historic DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center. |