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Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Swiss Settlers Of The Carolina Back Country: Saxe Gotha, Switzers' Neck, The Dutch Fork, And Lexington, Claudette Holliday

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The Township Act and Saxe Gotha The year was 1716 and a lone outpost, the Congaree garrison, located about five miles below the mouth of the Saluda River and below the Congaree Creek on the western bank of the Congaree River offered little protection for low country settlements from Indians resisting the take-over of their homelands. By 1722 the garrison was abandoned.

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The Swabian War Of 1499: 500 Years Since Switzerland's Last War Of Independence, Albert Winkler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Exactly 500 years ago, the Swiss Confederation faced the final threat to its existence by the Habsburg family, and the occurrence is noteworthy for several reasons. The Swabian War was the last of a series of conflicts reaching back centuries in which the Swiss states had to ward off determined invasions from an external foe. Significantly, they did not have to do so again for nearly three centuries when the French armies overran the Confederation in 1798. The Swabian War also ended the threat of Habsburg or Austrian domination which had been a serious menace for many generations. The survival …

Book Review: Nachkommen. Auswanderer Aus Klosters Und Davos Nach Amerika Im 19 Jahrhundert, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

To do justice to this work is less than easy, yet is certainly a labor of love. Diverse materials in Swiss archives and others unearthed in the United States form the documentary core of this book. Its rich primary sources deal not only with the world of destination, that is several regions in North America such as the Midwest, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest, but also with the world of origin, especially Klosters and Davos. The author is intimately acquainted with that mountainous area of Switzerland's Canton Graubtinden and she also familiarized herself by extensive travels with the American world. …

Book Review: Heritage On Stage: The Invention Of Ethnic Place In America's Little Switzerland, Cheryl Ganz

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Yodeling, alphoms, cowbells, Wilhelm Tell, cheese, chalets, and cantonal flags conjure up either nostalgic images of a romantic Swiss folklore culture in the pre-industrial world or a visit to the Wisconsin town of New Glarus, popularly known as "America• s Little Switzerland." A visitor from Basel remarked that New Glarus seemed "more Swiss than Switzerland." Steven D. Hoelscher argues that the community invented "ethnic place" by its continual reinterpretation of ethnicity and by its reshaping of "Swissness" over time through its landscapes, museums, festivals, and cultural performances. It is this conspicuous construction of American ethnic heritage, identity, and place that …

Book Review: Emmentaler Geschlechter- Und Wappenbuch, Delbert Gratz

Swiss American Historical Society Review

A remarkable volume was recently issued that is very helpful for gaining insight into the history and significance of the old families that have their origins in, and still inhabit, that area of the Canton Bern, Switzerland, that is drained by the Emme river and called the Emmental. Most of these family names are recognizable by Americans as many of their families stem from this exquisitely beautiful, but traditionally economically poor region which has contributed heavily to American immigration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Tobacco-Related Cancers In Utah Compared To The United States: Quantifying The Benefits Of The Word Of Wisdom, Ray M. Merrill, Gordon B. Lindsay, Joseph L. Lyon

BYU Studies Quarterly

And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the bell, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill. (D&C 89:8)

Hoping To Establish A Presence: Parley P. Pratt's 1851 Mission To Chile, A. Delbert Palmer, Mark L. Grover

BYU Studies Quarterly

The sacrament meeting in Santiago, Chile, was similar to most meetings held in July 1998 in LDS chapels throughout the world with one notable exception—not only the chapel was filled, but also the cultural hall, and people were standing around the edges of the seats. The ward obviously needed to be divided; however, five wards, equal in size, were already meeting in that same building. The Church simply could not build chapels fast enough to house its rapidly growing membership in Chile, one of the fastest growing LDS populations in the world. In fact, in 1999 one in every thirty-two …

Joseph Smith Portraits: A Search For The Prophet's Likeness Ephraim Hatch, Robert O. Davis

BYU Studies Quarterly

Ephraim Hatch. Joseph Smith Portraits: A Sear for the Prophet's Likeness. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998. viii; 112 pp. Illustrations, index. $18.95.

Utah's Black Hawk War John Alton Peterson, Ronald O. Barney

BYU Studies Quarterly

John Alton Peterson. Utah's Black Hawk War. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1998. xi; 432 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. Hardbound, $59.95; paperback, $19.95.

The History Of Louisa Barnes Pratt: Being The Autobiography Of A Mormon Missionary Widow And Pioneer S. George Ellsworth, Andrew H. Hedges

BYU Studies Quarterly

S. George Ellsworth, ed. The History of Louisa Barnes Pratt: Being the Autobiography of a Mormon Missionary Widow and Pioneer. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1998. xxviii; 420 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $29.95.

Moses Thatcher And Mormon Beginnings In Mexico, Kenneth W. Godfrey

BYU Studies Quarterly

Moses Thatcher, Apostle and first president of the Mexican Mission, carried on an informative correspondence with his family during his mission and, after his release, continued to write to his successors, offering encouragement and advice.

Shaping The Stones: Lorenzo Snow's Letters To Priesthood Leaders Of The London Conference, November 1842, Andrew H. Hedges, Jay G. Burrup

BYU Studies Quarterly

On the afternoon of Sunday, July 23, 1837, in Preston's Vauxhall Chapel, Heber C. Kimball preached the first Latter-day Saint sermon to be delivered in England. Heber presided over England's first baptisms one week later, after which he and his six companions parted company to cover more territory. People flocked to hear the missionaries' message, and by the time Elder Kimball left England nine months later, over fifteen hundred people had been baptized in and around Preston. A more fertile land for missionary work could hardly be imagined.

When Children Sang, Donnell Hunter

BYU Studies Quarterly

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Agenda And Reports, Erdmann Schmocker, Sabine Jessner, Nicole Butz, Fred Moser, Ernest Thurston, Leo Schelbert, Donald Tritt

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Following an informal gathering over coffee and rolls, President Erdmann Schmocker called the business meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Franz J. Portmann, the Honorary Swiss Consul for Philadelphia, greeted the forty-some members and guests present and invited them to a wine and cheese reception at the Pentimenti Gallery following the afternoon program. Ms. Hannah Widrig, Cultural Attachee at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, DC, was introduced. President Schmocker thanked Mr. and Mrs. Portmann for their help with the meeting arrangements.

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Rediscovering Ancient Christianity, C. Wilfred Griggs

BYU Studies Quarterly

This Distinguished Faculty Lecture at BYU argues that diverse strands in early Christianity were excised by emerging orthodox leaders and that only a new paradigm based in revelation can recapture the original gospel of Jesus Christ.

Bowels Of Mercy, John Durham Peters

BYU Studies Quarterly

Although perhaps too earthy for squeamish readers, the idea of the "bowels of mercy" is found frequently in the scriptures, reflecting ancient views about human emotions and offering powerful insights about divine compassion.

Classic Maya Religion: Beliefs And Practices Of An Ancient American People, Stephen D. Houston

BYU Studies Quarterly

Though difficult to decipher, Maya religion permeated a complex ancient world with an overriding sense of the sacral nature of all things and reveals much about how those people lived and why they vanished.

"Islands Of Peace, Of The Blessed", Janet Garrard-Willis

BYU Studies Quarterly

If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

—A. Solzhenitsyn

The Lord's University: Freedom And Authority At Byu Bryan Waterman And Brian Kagel, Kent P. Jackson

BYU Studies Quarterly

Bryan Waterman and Brian Kagel. The Lord's University: Freedom and Authority at BYU. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1998. xii; 453 pp. Illustrations, index. $19.95.

Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries Of Patty Bartlett Sessions Donna Toland Smart, Carol Cornwall Madsen

BYU Studies Quarterly

Donna Toland Smart, ed. Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1997. xiv; 402 pp. Illustrations, appendices, notes, index. Hardbound, $29.95; paperback, $19.95.

By Study And Also By Faith: The Faculty At Brigham Young University Responds, Keith J. Wilson

BYU Studies Quarterly

This article present significant statistical information about BYU faculty attitudes toward faith and scholarship gathered in a 1998 survey conducted at selected religious universities by researchers at Baylor University.

After The Fall, Gina Clark

BYU Studies Quarterly

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The Shell In Silk, Nancy Baird

BYU Studies Quarterly

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In A Time Of Fall Plowing, Dixie Partridge

BYU Studies Quarterly

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Brief Notices, Marvin E. Wiggins, Terry Dahlin, Larry W. Draper, Jed L. Woodworth

BYU Studies Quarterly

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