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Download or read book A Pennsylvania German Anthology written by Earl C. Haag and published by Susquehanna University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive anthology of original Pennsylvania German writings makes accessible a literature that is becoming increasingly rare. The Buffington/Barba system of German sound values has been applied to help the reader understand and appreciate the selections, which provide a view to virtually every facet of Pennsylvania German life.

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Download or read book An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania written by Benjamin Rush and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The German Pietists of Provincial Pennsylvania 1694 1708 written by Julius Friedrich Sachse and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Pennsylvania German in the Revolutionary War 1775 1783 written by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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