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A trip to Charleytown : the German-American community at St. Elizabeth, Missouri, 1880-1920
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- Creator
- Dale C. Doerhoff ; Erica A. Doerhoff, translator
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition
- St. Elizabeth : St. Elizabeth Heritage Trust, 2006
- Physical Details
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- iv, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0615131530, 9780615131535
- OCLC
- ocn251407461
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-422).
- "Ein 'trip' nach Charlestown" -- From Northwest Germany to Missouri -- The St. Elizabeth settlement -- Languages -- Missouri Volksfreund -- News from the Volksfreund: 1884-1889 -- Sodalities and processions -- School -- Order -- Christmas -- News from the Volksfreund: 1890-1899 -- Church -- Images -- Music -- Farming -- Misfortune -- Curiosities -- News from the Volksfreund: 1900-1909 -- Celebrations -- Bear, wine and politics -- Progress -- Transportation -- Homes -- Travel -- Mercantile -- On being "German" -- News from the Volksfreund: 1910-1920