Download or read book Swiss Made written by R. James Breiding and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has Switzerland - a tiny, land-locked country with few natural advantages - become so successful for so long at so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest and most powerful global competitors. How did they get there? How do they continue to refresh themselves? Does the Swiss 'Sonderfall' (special case) provide lessons others can learn and benefit from? Can the Swiss continue to perform in a hyper-competitive global economy? Swiss Made offers answers to these and many other questions about the country as it describes the origins, structures and characteristics of the most important Swiss companies. The authors suggest success is due to a large degree to sound entrepreneurial thinking and an openness to new ideas. And they venture a surprising forecast on the country's ability to keep pace in an age of globalisation.

Download or read book The Swiss in the United States written by John Paul von Grueningen and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published under the auspices of the Swiss-American Historical Society, this book is a collection of essays on topics of interest to persons of Swiss origin, especially those whose ancestors came to America after 1840. The book derives its title from its first and longest chapter, a description of the Swiss-American population in 1930. State by state, Mr. von Grueningen describes the Swiss presence in 1930, accounting for early settlements, occupations, city and county distribution, and changes in Swiss-American demography over time. The remaining chapters feature a potpourri of Swiss historical and genealogical topics. Three chapters treat the Swiss in California. The researcher can read separate accounts of the expeditions of Heinrich Lienhard and Albert Kyburz as they journeyed from Switzerland to join their countryman Johann August Sutter, the central figure in the California gold rush. The fourth chapter concerns the establishment of an Italian-Swiss colony in northern California (San Francisco, Sacramento, etc.) by emigrants from the canton of Tessin (Tecino). In another chapter, genealogists will find many names and dates highlighting the Swiss pioneers of New York and New Jersey. The final chapter discusses the role of Swiss clergy (Catholic, Reformed, etc.), as well as missionary efforts among the Winnebago Indians. In all, this scarce volume refers to nearly 2,500 Swiss or Swiss-Americans.

Download or read book Prominent Americans of Swiss Origin written by Swiss-American Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gallatin written by Nicholas Dungan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life of statesman Albert Gallatin and discusses his role in the formation of the United States.

Download or read book Karl Bodmer 1809 1893 written by Nordamerika Native Museum and published by Scheidegger and Spiess. This book was released on 2009 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May of 1832, Swiss artist Karl Bodmer (1809-93) set out with Maximilian Prince of Wied, a German aristocrat and scientist, on a 28-month journey along the Ohio and Missouri rivers. For Bodmer, the expedition resulted in more than 400 watercolors and sketches of Native American people, landscapes, animals, and plants. Engravings of many of the images were subsequently used to illustrate Travels in the Interior of North America, Prince Maximilian's well-known historical account. Karl Bodmer is an homage to the great painter who captured for the rest of the world so many important natural details of early America. Presented here are all 81 engravings used to illustrate Maximilian's book, and 9 of Bodmer's original watercolors and sketches, as well as photographs of artifacts collected during the legendary passage. Bodmer's detailed work is among the most important documents of Native American culture from that region. Almost all of these images are held today in public collections in the United States, including large collections at the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. Karl Bodmer is a richly illustrated volume that brings to life a monumental event in both art history and the history of early America.

Download or read book Prominent Americans of Swiss Origin written by Swiss-American Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shape of a Swiss US Free Trade Agreement written by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 2006 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first sight, a free trade agreement (FTA) between Switzerland and the United States seems implausible, but this important new study concludes that an FTA between the two countries would be highly worthwhile to both. As leading advocates of market capitalism, Switzerland and the United States are well situated to conclude an FTA that breaks new ground in dismantling barriers. The study finds that the annual GDP gains to each partner from expanded trade could be on the order of $1.1 billion.

Download or read book Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies written by Albert Bernhardt Faust and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Auswanderung.

Download or read book The Swiss In The United States A Compilation Prepared For The Swiss American Historical Society As The Second Volume Of Its Publications written by John Paul von Grueningen and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

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Download or read book Lists of SWISS EMIGRANTS in the Eighteenth Century to the AMERICAN COLONIES written by Alber B. Faust and published by Southern Historical Press. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By: Alber B. Faust and Gaius M. Brumbaugh, Pub. 1920 & 1925, reprinted 2023, 424 pages, (2 Vols. in 1), 2 Indexes, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-139-5. This is considered the definitive work on Swiss emigration to the Carolinas and Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Volume I identifies approximately 2,000 emigrants from the Canton of Zurich during the period 1734-1744, while volume II covers emigrants from Bern (1706-1795) and Basel (1734-1794). Data to be found within these two volumes: age, date of birth or baptism, trade, name of wife, names of children, and place of origin and destination along with copies and transcriptions of letters, diaries, memoranda, and various other historical and personal documents.

Download or read book Beyond Muesli and Fondue The Swiss Contribution to Culinary History written by Martin Dahinden and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Switzerland is known for fondue, chocolate, and muesli. But did you know that the Swiss made some of the most outstanding contributions to culinary history? Take a culinary journey from the Renaissance to today. Discover remarkable chefs and stories, and try out the 78 food recipes and 17 drink recipes.

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Download or read book The Swiss Account written by Paul E. Erdman and published by Sphere. This book was released on 1992-03 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Switzerland's borders, World War II is raging; within them, a seething hotbed of financial, political and sexual skulduggery threatens to tear the country apart, for its banking fraternity is only paying lip service to Switzerland's neutrality. By the author of The Last Days of America.