| Description |
127 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
American family albums |
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Hoobler, Dorothy.
American family albums.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"... collection of diary entries, letters, interviews, personal reflections, and photographs ..." |
| Contents |
The old country. Homeland ; Germans from Russia -- Going to America. The decision to leave ; Leaving home ; The voyage -- Ports of entry. Germans in Colonial America ; Landing ; Finding a place to live ; First impressions -- A new life. Farming and homesteading ; Adventures in the West ; Artisans and laborers ; Factories and mines ; Women's work ; The union movement -- Putting down roots. Communities ; Family ; Religion ; Schools ; The World Wars -- Part of America. German Americans today ; Preserving the heritage ; The Maier family -- German American timeline. |
| Subject |
German American families -- Juvenile literature.
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German Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Hoobler, Thomas.
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| ISBN |
0195081331 (lib. ed. : acid-free paper) |
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9780195081336 (lib. ed. : acid-free paper) |
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0195103416 (trade : acid-free paper) |
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9780195103410 (trade : acid-free paper) |
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0195101723 (series, lib. ed. : acid-free paper) |
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9780195101720 (series, lib. ed. : acid-free paper) |
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