Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans

Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans
Author: Edwin Miller Fogel
Publisher: Metalmark Books
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780271036458

The Penn State University Press is pleased to introduce Metalmark Books, a joint imprint of the Press and the Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing at the University Libraries at Penn State. Books published under this imprint are selected from the collections of the University Libraries. They may be viewed online or ordered as paperbacks. Initially, books published under the Metalmark imprint will be chosen from the Libraries' extensive Pennsylvania holdings. Over time, the scope will broaden to include other significant out-of-print titles.

Pennsylvania Germans

Pennsylvania Germans
Author: Simon J. Bronner
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1421421380

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Identities: Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries -- PART 2 CULTURE AND SOCIETY -- 4. The Pennsylvania German Language -- 5. Language Use among Anabaptist Groups -- 6. Religion -- 7. The Amish -- 8. Literature -- 9. Agriculture and Industries -- 10. Architecture and Cultural Landscapes -- 11. Furniture and Decorative Arts -- 12. Fraktur and Visual Culture -- 13. Textiles -- 14. Food and Cooking -- 15. Medicine -- 16. Folklore and Folklife -- 17. Education -- 18. Heritage and Tourism -- 19. Popular Culture and Media -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Color plates follow page

Pennsylvania German

Pennsylvania German
Author: Daniel Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1911
Genre: German American literature
ISBN:

The Pennsylvania-German

The Pennsylvania-German
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 442
Release: 1900
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN:

Devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants.