Kentucky's German Pioneers
Author | : Heinrich Armin Rattermann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0788417355 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780788417351 |
Rating | : 4/5 (351 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kentucky's German Pioneers written by Heinrich Armin Rattermann and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work consists of a collection of articles translated from German, which originally appeared in the well-known nineteenth century German-American historical journal, Der Deutshe Pionier, published in Cincinnati by the German Pioneer Society, and which was edited for the greater part of its existence by H.A. Rattermann. This work concentrates on the pre-1848, or pioneer period, of Kentucky's German heritage. Rattermann's articles include: the German Pioneers, the Early Settlers, In and Around Lexington, the Battle at Blue Lick, Lexington's First Germans, the Blue Grass Region, and Settlement in the Blue Grass Region. Additional articles discuss the Ohio River Valley areas of Newport, Florence, Covington, and Louisville.