Teutonic Switzerland


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The Spell of Switzerland


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"The Spell of Switzerland" by Nathan Haskell Dole is cast in the guise of fiction and reads like a fairy tale. However, the majesty and magic described in its pages are very real. The spell of Switzerland can be best expressed not in the limited observations of a single person, but rather by a consensus of descriptions that will make you fall in love with this far-off land.







Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and of Their Remote Ancestors, from the Middle of the Dark Ages, Down to the Time of the Revolutionary War


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"An authentic history, from original sources, of their suffering during several centuries before and especially during the two centuries following the Protestant Reformation, and of their slow migration, moved by those causes, during the last mentioned two hundred years, westward in quest of religious freedom and their happy relief in the Susquehanna and Schuylkill valleys in the new world; with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other non-resistant sects"--Title page.




The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe


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"The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe" by Leon Dominian is a study in applied geography. In a place like Europe, borders are set, but blurry. You can easily travel from one country to another. However, language and cultures stop at their borders. This book examines how Europe has managed to create a world where each nation can maintain its identities while still having such close neighbors.