The Old Land and the New
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The Old Land and the New

The Journals of Two Swiss Families in America in the 1820s

  1. 291 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Old Land and the New

The Journals of Two Swiss Families in America in the 1820s

About this book

The Old Land and the New was first published in 1965. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

These are the journals in English translation of two early Swiss immigrants to America who provided an intriguing picture of life as they saw it in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The book is illustrated with sketches by the Swiss artist, Hans Erni.

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Information

Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Year
1965
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9780816661572
Subtopic
Emigration & Immigration
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. NOTE ON TRANSLATION
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY TO NORTH AMERICA AND THROUGH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PARTS THEREOF
  5. DAY BOOK ON A JOURNEY TO NORTH AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1823
  6. INDEX

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