Letters of a German American Farmer

Letters of a German American Farmer
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Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015050157281
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Book Synopsis Letters of a German American Farmer by : Johannes Gillhoff

Download or read book Letters of a German American Farmer written by Johannes Gillhoff and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Early in the twentieth century, drawing upon the hundreds of letters written to his father by immigrants from Mecklenburg, Germany, Johannes Gillhoff created the archetypal character of Jürnjakob Swehn: the upright, honest mench who personified the German immigrant. This farmer-hero--planting and harvesting his Iowa acres, joking with his neighbors during the snowy winters, building a church with his own hands--proved so popular with the German public that a million copies of Jürnjakob Swehn der Amerikafahrer are in print. Now for the first time this wise and endearing book is available in English." -- Page [4] cover.


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