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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticHoltmann, Antonius
Title, AnalyticBasic, Reliable Information about Early Emigration from the Osnabrueck Area (Landdrostei) in the Kingdom of Hannover to the United States during the 19th Century
Journal TitleThe Palatine Immigrant
Date of PublicationDec. 2008
Volume ID34
Issue ID1
Location in Work20-28, ill.
AbstractExamines motivations for migration from the region of Osnabrueck; impressions of North America, positive and negative, that circulated among the population; how government officials in the Kingdom of Hannover addressed the issue of emigration; and what the immigrants brought with them to the new homeland.
NotesBy Prof. Dr. Antonius Holtmann, University of Oldenburg (Oldenburg, Germany). Translated by Prof. Dr. LaVern J. Rippley, St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN, USA)
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsEmigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ Osnabrueck, Hannover (Germany)/ 19th century