Kurzgefasste Geographie fur Deutsche Schulen
date: label: date made
content: 1864
notes: label: Description
content: The translation of <i>Kurzgefasste Geographie fur Deutsche Schulen</i> is <i>A Brief Geography for German Schools.</i> It was written in 1864 exclusively for students attending German language schools in North America. The majority of the text is devoted to topographical features of the North American continent, with a section for each of the 50 states. It also includes short, descriptive chapters on each continent. The cover is illustrated with a drawing of Atlas holding up the world.
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content: It should be noted that St. Louis, Missouri, where it was published, had a very large German immigrant community and numerous bilingual German-English schools during the 19th Century. Author Bernard Neumann (1828-1901) was born in Bavaria and immigrated to what is now the city of St. Louis with his family. He taught in the local common or public schools.
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
topic: label: associated subject
content: Geography
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.3049.28
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content: 2017.3049
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content: 2017.3049.28
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
label: Object Type
content: instructional materials
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
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content: printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 11.43 cm x 3.175 cm