The Bowser Family History (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Bowser Family HistoryThe German people belong to the great Aryan family. At a period before history noticed them, they moved westward into the forests of present Germany and neighboring states. These heathen tribes eventually had to contend with the armies of Caesar. After bitter experiences on account of their unorganized state they began forming federations Of states for the purpose of better defense. The Goths were the most important of these groups and the Ale manni came next. The Alemanni held both banks of the Rhine where it is joined by the Moselle and the Main. In the course of centuries there grew up in the varying struggles of the Empire a confederation of provinces or states loosely joined. This confedera tion embraced at various times parts Of France, Austria, Bohemia and the Netherlands. Under Henry I [918-936] there was greater unity than ever before. At the death of this wise and good king all the land Of the German peoples was a part Of his king dom. But Germany never until our own day really became an empire. It is true that at last the Holy Roman Empire was as a matter of fact confined to Germany, for 'the day came, as in the time Of Frederick Barbarosa, when the King Of Germany was also King Of Italy. Thus as we approach the middle centuries Germany was the most powerful kingdom in the world. As the centuries passed, the states, while nominally recognizing the king, were some times in alliance with him and again, Opposing him, or asserting their independence. It is a long story of war, revolt, conquest, the clash of unscrupulous rulers, with all the varying fortunes of war fare through the early centuries and the Middle Ages until we reach the period with which we are more intimately concerned.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.