The German Element in Two Great Crises of American History, 1776-1861 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The German Element in Two Great Crises of American History, 1776-1861 The author of this little pamphlet does not claim to have made any new contribution to the subject herein treated. He is not a professional historian and has done very little in the way of original research. He has depended very largely upon the work of those who are historians by calling especially upon Dr. Bernhardt Faust, author of a great work on "The German Element in America, " to whom he hereby wishes to acknowledge his great indebtedness. Indeed, the author frankly acknowledges that he has not only borrowed much of his matter from Dr. Faust, but in some cases has even given his "ipsissima verba." But since it is part of the author's aim in publishing this pamphlet, to popularize some of the historical knowledge to be gained by a perusal of Faust's great work, and to call attention to it, these occasional plagiarisms will surely be pardoned. But the discerning reader will also find much new material not found in Faust, in these two little essays. Some of this may be found in the ordinary histories of the periods treated by Bancroft, Fiske and Rhodes. Some of it the author culled from the pages of German periodicals and publications. Just a very little of it may also be considered new or original material due to original research by the author. The author has also made use of two historical novels which throw light on the periods treated. The first is "In the Valley, " by Harold Frederic, which deals with the Revolution, and the other is Winston Churchill's "Crisis, " which deals with the Civil War. In the afterword to the latter, Churchill says: "Nor can the German element in St. Louis be ignored. The part played by this people in the Civil War is a matter of history." For the history of the part played by the Germans in St. Louis during the Civil War, the author also feels specially indebted to Snead's "The Fight for Missouri." The author does not expect to reap either fame or money by the publication of this pamphlet. His chief reward will probably be criticism. He did not rush into print inadvisedly, but only from a sense of duty and in accordance with the desire of many friends. 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.