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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticGerstaecker, Friedrich
Title, AnalyticFriedrich Gerstaecker's Visit to Hermann, Missouri in 1867
Journal TitleSociety for German-American Studies Newsletter
Date of PublicationMar. 2007
Volume ID28
Issue ID1
Location in Work3-5, ill.
Language or Document TypeEnglish
ISSN0741-5733
AbstractTranslation of Gerstaecker's travel account. "In no other town in America, especially not in Cincinnati, even though probably more Germans are living there than in St. Louis, have I found the Germans to be so prevalent--and what characterizes this phenomenon best is the following anecdote which I heard from a local controller--a German--who [said]: 'I truly have to nail a note on my office door with the words 'English spoken here' because the Americans are no longer comfortable moving among the many Germans.'"
NotesSupplied by Walter D. Kamphoefner, translation by LaVern J. Rippley. SGAS
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsTravel in literature/ Gerstaecker, Friedrich, 1816-1872/ German Americans -- Missouri/ Hermann (Mo.)/ National characteristics, American, in literature/ United States, Foreign opinion -- German/ America in German literature/ Wine