"You cannot imagine what it is like in America." : emigration from the Bavarian Forest in Germany to the United States from 1841 to 1931 : with 82 figures, 90 photographs, and 49 tables / Friedemann Fegert ; translated by Karin Knisely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fegert, Friedemann, 1946- author.

Contributor:

Knisely, Karin, 1958- translator.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Germans--United States--History--19th century.

Germans.

Germans--United States--History--20th century.

Bavaria (Germany)--Emigration and immigration.

Bavaria (Germany).

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Emigration and immigration.

Germany--Bavaria.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

548 pages : illustrations, charts, maps ; 28 cm

Edition:

First English and even more extended edition.

Place of Publication:

Freyung, Germany : Edition Lichtland, [2021]

Summary:

The United States. The land of unimagined opportunities. A place of longing for many Germans for decades. This book describes why people from the Bavarian Forest emigrated to the United States from 1841 to 1931. Diverse documents from German and American archives, historical records, and maps, assembled over many years, are augmented by a wealth of authentic, fascinating letters, photographs, and diary entries from the emigrating families. Vivid conversations and meetings with present-day descendants bring the story full circle! ... This book forms the basis of the exhibits in the "Born in Schiefweg" Emigration Museum in the Bavarian Forest. It also found its way into the permanent exhibition of the German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven, Germany. -- (from back cover)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-459), glossary and index.

Other Format:

ePub version

ISBN:

9783947171248

3947171242

OCLC:

1291387513

Publisher Number:

9783947171248