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Shaughnessy, Michael R.

 
9780738549347: German Pittsburgh (Images of America)
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ISBN 10: 0738549347 ISBN 13: 9780738549347
Editorial: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2007

Sinopsis

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.

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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.

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Editorial
ARCADIA PUB (SC)
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0738549347
ISBN 13 
9780738549347
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
127
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