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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Title, Analytic | Die Deutsche Sprache in den Vereinigten Staaten |
| Journal Title | Chicago Abendpost Kalender 1936 |
| Date of Publication | 1936 |
| Volume ID | 3 |
| Location in Work | 111 |
| Notes | Herausgegeben von The Abendpost Company, Chicago, Ill. |
| Abstract | Attributed to the "Concord Society," lists 13 points (in German) which appeared originally in English as: The German Language is no foreign language in the United States; it has been taught ever since a school existed in America. --- The German Language was in use in the courts of New Jersey and New York, when those states were colonies of the Netherlands and the Netherlands at that time were part of the German Empire. --- The German Language was a language, in which the first American Bible was printed. --- The German Language was the language, in which one of the first American Newspaper was printed. --- The German Language was spoken by a whole Indian tribe in the Ohio Valley as early as 1772. --- The German Language was spoken by General Washington; he learned it in his early days from his chum Christopher Geist, an Indian Guide and a German by birth. --- The German Language was spoken exclusively by the trusted Body Guard of General Washington. --- The German Language was the language of command by many Generals and in many Regiments of the Revolutionary Army. --- The German Language was used in every one of the original 13 States. --- The German Language was a Pioneer language and a language of the American Revolution. --- The German Language was used by 56 Generals and many Regiments of the Civil War. --- The German Language was the language in which the Declaration of Independence first appeared in public print. --- The German Language is no foreign tongue in the United States and has the same cultural rights as the English. |
| MKI Terms | PIA/ Calendars & Almanacs/ 20th century/ Language, German (US) |