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Published by Cornell University Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0801425239ISBN 13: 9780801425233
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.35.
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Published by Cornell University Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0801481201ISBN 13: 9780801481208
Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
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Condition: good. Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
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Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 2006
ISBN 10: 0807830445ISBN 13: 9780807830444
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (Protective cover). First Edition. Cover is in excellent condition. DJ is unclipped and in very good condition. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Univ of North Carolina Press (2006) Chapel Hill, NC, 2006
ISBN 10: 0807830445ISBN 13: 9780807830444
Book First Edition
Very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket First Printing Hardcover Prev owner's inscription on front fly.
Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0801425239ISBN 13: 9780801425233
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Y2 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Walter D. Kamphoefner with "Best Wishes from" written on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, top to bttom light crease on the back, some scattered light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked/bowed, some bumped corners, some scattered light smudges/stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated by Susan Carter Vogel. English translation first published 1991 by Cornell University Press. Translation of: Briefe aus Amerika. DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY, A series edited by Nick Salvatore and Kerby A. Miller. 9.5"x6.5", 645 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. "Oh blast it, I forgot to tell you what wonderful fruit there is in Kamerika, every day we eat peaches, melons and bananas," a young woman working as a cook in a wealthy Brooklyn household wrote to her friend in Germany in 1884. "And then I also wanted to tell you if you have an old shoe or boot, don't throw it away, tie a red or blue bow on it and hang it on the wall in your room. You may think I'm crazy, but you ought to know, dear Marie, that here in America, that's what they call an antique." From Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, and from isolated frontier farms, newcomers to America wrote back home, capturing in their individual voices the experience of adapting to a profoundly different culture. Here for the first time is a broad cross-section of German immigrant letters - some 350 - arranged in 20 different series composed by one individual or family group, some spanning a couple of years, some half a century. "If you think I made a mistake by immigrating here, then you are mistaken," writes a man to his brother. "The difference in way of like between here and there is so great, it is impossible to compare the two." Writes another: "Things here are quite different from there, here it doesn't matter who you are, here, everyone's equal, here the banker knows the beggar." Although ties to the homeland remain strong, one correspondent says, "I am proud of my German heritage, but American from heat to toe." Along with praise for their new country, the immigrants relate stories of hard luck, pain, failure, and disillusionment. "You at least have a pension," writes a socialist to his brother. "Here you get a kick in the backside when you are old. A disgrace for the richest country in the world." The letter-writers span the social scale from university graduates to the illiterate, from miners and domestics to wealthy businessmen and public officials. With a down-to-earth concreteness and spontaneity, their letters give rare glimpses into the thoughts and feelings of the inarticulate and uneducated. They include a variety of religious - and irreligious - views, and cover the entire political spectrum from sympathy for the Kaiser to socialism, from apathy to activism. The product of a five-year transatlantic collaboration, the book was first published in German in 1988. The editorial team has researched the background of individual writers on both sides of the Atlantic and provides informative introductions that place the letters in context. An ideal choice for German-Americans who want to know more about their roots, this engaging book will provide rewarding reading for anyone interested in American social history. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Published by Schöningh, 2002
ISBN 10: 3506739166ISBN 13: 9783506739162
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
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Published by Cornell University Press 1988 (Munich, 1988/ English translation 1991, Ithaca, NY, 1988
Seller: Rosebud Books, Golconda, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo; ivory flecked bords with clay colored spine strip; gilt spine lettering; 645 pp; document facsimilies; b/w photos; illust. dj. Translated by Susan Carter Vogel. Includes introduction and is organized by groupings of occupations: farmers, workers, and domestic servants. Appendix contains Contributors & Assistants, Weights, Measures, Currency and Abbreviations. Sources cited and Index. Review excerpts from Wall Street Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, et al. fine; as unread; clean, tight, and attractive. fine; dj protected by new Mylar wrap.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0807830445ISBN 13: 9780807830444
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine. Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear.
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Published by Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2018
ISBN 10: 1469642522ISBN 13: 9781469642529
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: New.
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Published by The University Of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2006
Seller: The History Place, Palestine, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Qr. Cloth, Paper Covered Board. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. As new . First Printing . ISBN : 978-0-8078-3044-4 . Translated by Susan Carter Vogel . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .
Published by Cornell University Press (1991)., Ithaca and London:, 1991
Seller: Antiquariat Steinwedel, Betzendorf, Germany
weicher Einband. ix/645 Seiten; mit Abbildungen, O.Kart., Gr.-8° (in englischer Sprache) (ca. 40 Seiten mit Textmarkeranstreichunegn; Text aber gut lesbar) ISBN 0-8014-8120-1 // siehe Mängel, sonst guter Zustand.
Published by München : Beck, 1988
ISBN 10: 3406331149ISBN 13: 9783406331145
Seller: Chiemgauer Internet Antiquariat GbR, Altenmarkt, BAY, Germany
Book First Edition
Condition: Wie neu. ERSTAUSGABE. 597 S. : 29 Abbildungen und Karten ; 23 cm SEHR gutes Exemplar der ERSTAUSGABE.- U.a. : Die deutsche Auswanderung in die USA. Auswanderer-Briefe. Farmer. Arbeiter. Dienstbotinnen. Literaturverzeichnis. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100 Originalleinen mit Original-Schutzumschlag.
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Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn/ München/ Wien/ Zürich, 2002. 580 S., Leinen mit Schutzumschlag--- - sehr gutes Exemplar - 1135 Gramm.