Pennsylvanians Speak
Author : Pennsylvania. Center for Local Government Services
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Land use
ISBN :
Speaking Pittsburghese
Author : Barbara Johnstone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,21 MB
Release : 2013-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0199945683
Book Description
Explores the history and development of Pittsburghese as a cultural product of talk, writing, and other forms of social practice.
Speaking Amish
Author : Lillian Stoltzfus
Publisher :
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 2013-04
Category : Pennsylvania German dialect
ISBN : 9781601263728
Book Description
Thousands of people can speak Pennsylvania German, so why can't you? This book will introduce you to this fascinating language and give you the tools to start learning it. The CD that accompanies the book has Amish children reciting the lesson conversations. Enjoy the language of the Amish!
Pennsylvania Curiosities
Author : Clark DeLeon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0762795859
Book Description
The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, and Independence Hall may stand out as prominent Pennsylvania features, but the Keystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Pennsylvania Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Author : Mark L. Louden
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 50,5 MB
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1421418282
Book Description
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. What Is Pennsylvania Dutch? -- CHAPTER 2. Early History of Pennsylvania Dutch -- CHAPTER 3. Pennsylvania Dutch, 1800-1860 -- CHAPTER 4. Profiles in Pennsylvania Dutch Literature -- CHAPTER 5. Pennsylvania Dutch in the Public Eye -- CHAPTER 6. Pennsylvania Dutch and the Amish and Mennonites -- CHAPTER 7. An American Story -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
PENNSYLVANIA CURIOSITIES 4TH ED
Author : Clark DeLeon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0762795840
Book Description
The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, and Independence Hall may stand out as prominent Pennsylvania features, but the Keystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Pennsylvania Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies
Author : John Dickinson
Publisher : New York : Outlook Company
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Book Description
Pennsylvania Germans
Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 33,45 MB
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1421421380
Book Description
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Identities: Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries -- PART 2 CULTURE AND SOCIETY -- 4. The Pennsylvania German Language -- 5. Language Use among Anabaptist Groups -- 6. Religion -- 7. The Amish -- 8. Literature -- 9. Agriculture and Industries -- 10. Architecture and Cultural Landscapes -- 11. Furniture and Decorative Arts -- 12. Fraktur and Visual Culture -- 13. Textiles -- 14. Food and Cooking -- 15. Medicine -- 16. Folklore and Folklife -- 17. Education -- 18. Heritage and Tourism -- 19. Popular Culture and Media -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Color plates follow page
RAUCH'S PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HAND-BOOK
Author : E. H. RAUCH
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9781033144213
Book Description
Folk-lore and Language of the Pennsylvania Germans
Author : Hoffman
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 1889
Category :
ISBN :
