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This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
Written by eminent German-American historian Rudolf Cronau, this
book is a concise survey of German-American achievements in America
based on his previous work, a comprehensive German-language
history. Drei Jahrhunderte deutschen Lebens in Amerika (1909).
German Achievements in America, originally published in 1916, is a
richly illustrated English-language compendium intended to
illuminate the basic dates, facts, and events in German-American
history. Then, as now, it provides a convenient introduction to
German-American history, from the beginnings to the First World
War. There are many chapters discussing in detail the
German-American contributions to politics, agriculture, industry,
commerce, physical education, science, publishing, literature,
music and arts. Given the author's education at the art academy in
Dusseldorf, this work is especially good in the insight it brings
to the arts, music and literature of German-Americans. This book
also contains one of the first chapters on the topic of
German-American women. Of special interest, given the time when the
book was written (World War I), is the final chapter entitled "The
Future Mission of the German Element in America." This basic
history has been edited and provided with a new introduction and a
selective bibliography by Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann, an
internationally recognized scholar in the field of German-American
Studies.
Dr. Tolzmann continues his efforts to spotlight the historical
contributions of German-Americans in this new edition of Rudolf
Cronau's landmark biography of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.
A professional soldier in the army of Prussian King Frederick the
Great, Steuben came to the American colonies in 1777 at the urging
of Benjamin Franklin to act as an advisor to Gen. George
Washington. Washington's Continental Army was preparing for its
desperate winter at Valley Forge, licking its wounds after a string
of nearly crippling defeats at the hands of the British and in dire
need of support. Bolstered by his belief in the cause of colonial
independence, Steuben set about the total reorganization of the
Continentals' military structure with a new emphasis on drilling,
discipline and time-honored battlefield tactics and strategy.
Though harassed by Congress and frustrated by inefficiency and
corruption within the military infrastructure, the dynamic baron
overcame the shortcomings of so many of his contemporaries and
succeeded in transforming the Continental Army from a slipshod
troop of guerrillas into a motivated, highly disciplined corps of
soldiers and officers. Cronau's gripping narrative sees General
Steuben through the darkest days of the American Revolution at
Valley Forge to the brightest victories of his career at the Battle
of Monmouth and the Siege of Yorktown. A personal feel is
maintained throughout the text with much information drawn from
Steuben's own correspondence. Steuben's financial difficulties, his
foibles with the English language, his explosive temper, the mutual
respect and fanatical devotion he shared with General Washington
and the soldiers under his command are all rendered with detail and
insight. A new fullname index has been compiled for this edition as
well as a new introduction by Dr. Tolzmann.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
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occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
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1923. A thrilling story of the times that tried men's souls. It may
safely be claimed that without Major General Baron von Steuben's
invaluable assistance, experience and wise counsel during the
American Revolution the history of our country might perhaps read
very differently. This book tells the fascinating story of Steuben
and his achievements, and will appeal strongly to all those who
have respect for a genuine manhood, efficiency and valor. A knight
without fear and without reproach, Steuben is one of the most
heroic figures in American history. Illustrated.
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pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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