Letters of a German American Farmer
Author | : Johannes Gillhoff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015050157281 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Early in the twentieth century, drawing upon the hundreds of letters written to his father by immigrants from Mecklenburg, Germany, Johannes Gillhoff created the archetypal character of Jürnjakob Swehn: the upright, honest mench who personified the German immigrant. This farmer-hero--planting and harvesting his Iowa acres, joking with his neighbors during the snowy winters, building a church with his own hands--proved so popular with the German public that a million copies of Jürnjakob Swehn der Amerikafahrer are in print. Now for the first time this wise and endearing book is available in English." -- Page [4] cover.