An Account Of The Manners Of The German Inhabitants Of Pennsylvania

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

This book provides an insider's perspective on the customs and traditions of the German people, as observed by the author during his travels in the region. Rush offers insights into the social norms of the time, including courtship, marriage, and family life. Readers with an interest in anthropology and cultural studies will find this book to be a fascinating and enlightening read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania Governor George Thomas, of the Province of Pennsylvania, wrote to the Bishop of Exeter, England, April 23, 1747. The Germans of Pennsylvania, are, I believe, three-fifths of the whole population, (whole population, They have, by their industry, been the principal instruments of raising the state to its present flourishing condition, beyond any of his Majesty's Colonies, in North America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.