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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Charles, Heinrich |
| Title, Monographic | Der Deutsche Ursprung des Namens Amerika |
| Place of Publication | New York, N.Y. |
| Publisher | Charles Publication Company |
| Date of Publication | ©1922 |
| Extent of Work | 199, [2] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| View Online | https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008922355 |
| Abstract | Claims that America was not named for Amerigo Vespucci, but by an Alsatian poet named Mathias Rigmann. Rigmann, Heinrich maintained, coined the word America, which meant "enlightened energy." |
| Notes | At head of title: Urdeutsch alldeutsch und made in Germany. |
| MKI Annotation | Inscribed Lester J. Seifert. --- Charles Heinrich was the Secretary of the German-American Chamber of Commerce. |
| Call Number | PIA NY |
| MKI Terms | History/ America |