German Pittsburgh - Couverture souple

Shaughnessy, Michael R

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738549347 ISBN 13 : 9780738549347

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2007

Synopsis

Today, over one-quarter of Pittsburgh's residents claim German heritage, the largest ethnic group in the region.

It might be surprising to know that German was an official language of Pittsburgh at one time, and a daily German newspaper was printed from the mid-1800s up through World War II, but Germans have been living in the area since the 1600s, and Pennsylvania saw a dramatic influx of German immigrants in the later part of the 19th century. Without those immigrants, Pittsburgh would be a very different place--German-speaking Pittsburghers include names like H. J. Heinz, Honus Wagner, and the Kaufmanns, and they produced beloved Pittsburgh beers such as Iron City and Penn Pilsner. Today, remnants of the German-speaking community can be found throughout the city, and over 300,000 residents can claim German ancestry.German Pittsburghexplores the multifaceted cultural history of German-speaking immigrants and residents in the Greater Pittsburgh area, and provides an overview of the contributions that this diverse ethnic community has made in the city.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael R. Shaughnessy is a German professor at Washington and Jefferson College, where he teaches German language, literature, and cultural history. He is an active member of the Society for German-American Studies and the author of numerous articles dealing with educational technology in the humanities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738549347
• ISBN 13: 9780738549347
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
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• Personne responsable: non disponible