Describes the experiences of German immigrants upon arriving in America. The readers choices reveal historical details from the perspective of Germans who came

This book provides the most comprehensive history of German migration to North America for the period 1709 to 1920 than has been done before. Employing state-of

If you are researching your German family history, this book is a must-read. The book should help you answer the questions, why did our German ancestors immigra

In Citizens in a Strange Land, Hermann Wellenreuther examines the broadsides—printed single sheets—produced by the Pennsylvania German community. These broa

German Americans were one of the largest immigrant groups in the Civil War era, and they comprised nearly 10 percent of all Union troops. Yet little attention h