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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 13:59:17 EDT
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- Subject: German-American History of the Ohio Valley
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- FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A CENTURY A GERMAN AMERICAN HISTORY OF
- THE OHIO VALLEY
-
- A translation of the first German-American history of the Ohio
- Valley in over a century has just been published. `The German
- Chronicle in the History of the Ohio Valley and its Capital City
- Cincinnati in Particular', first published by Emil Klauprecht in
- 1864, has recently been released in an English translation by
- Heritage Books, Inc. of Bowie, MD.
-
- This comprehensive volume is packed with information about the
- Ohio Valley and its contribution to the development of the United
- States. The beginning covers la Salle's exploration in 1682, the
- rise of New France, the formation of the Iroquois Confederation,
- the British sovereignty and the westward expansion of the United
- States.
-
- This book is very complete with names, dates, places, events and
- battles. Most of Klauprecht's original sourses were newspapers
- and city directories, all of which are cited in a perioodicals
- and publications index. Additional indices cover family names,
- place names/organizations and dissertations.
-
- Though originally intended for German-American audiences of the
- 1860's, this translation contains a wealth of information for all
- those interested in the geneology and history of the Ohio Valley.
-
- Translated by Dale Lally of St. Lawrence University in Canton NY
- and edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann of the University of
- Cincinnati, the book sells for $36 plus $3 s&h.
-
- Ordering information:
-
- German Chronicle in the History of the Ohio Valley and its
- Capital City Cincinnati in Particular. Emil Klauprecht
- (Cincinnati, 1864). Translated by Dale V Lally Jr and edited by
- Don Heinrich Tolzmann. ISBN 1-55613-703-6.
-
- Published by: Heritage Books, Inc.
- 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place
- Bowie MD 20716
- (301) 390 7709
-
-
- Cordially
-
- Dale V Lally Jr, Director
- Carnegie Language Center
- St. Lawrence University
- Canton NY 13617
- (315) 379 5857 VOICE
- (315) 379 5989 FAX
- DLALLY@STLAWU BITNET
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