Old Land and the New : The Journals of Two Swiss Families in America in the 1820s.
by
Billigmeier, Robert H.
Title
:
Old Land and the New : The Journals of Two Swiss Families in America in the 1820s.
Author
:
Billigmeier, Robert H.
ISBN
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9780816661572
Personal Author
:
Billigmeier, Robert H.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (291 pages)
Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS -- NOTE ON TRANSLATION -- INTRODUCTION -- ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY TO NORTH AMERICA AND THROUGH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PARTS THEREOF -- FOREWORD -- THE SCHWEIZER JOURNAL -- NOTE -- LETTER -- DAY BOOK ON A JOURNEY TO NORTH AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1823 -- EPILOGUE -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract
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These are the journals, in English translation, of Johannes Schweizer and Johann Rütlinger, early Swiss immigrants to America, who published the original accounts in Switzerland in 1823 and 1826, respectively. The two men were friends living in the Toggen.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
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Swiss -- United States.
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Personal narratives.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number |
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| IYTE Library | E-Book | 1197968-1001 | E165 -- .O4 1965 EB |