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Niklaus Leuenberger: Predating Gandhi In 1653?, Hans Leuenberger
Niklaus Leuenberger: Predating Gandhi In 1653?, Hans Leuenberger
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The 1653 Peasant War can be subdivided in the following phases:
The beginning of the rebellion in the Entlebuch Valley, Canton
Lucerne. The massive popular revolt under the leadership of Niklaus
Leuenberger, chairman of the “League of Huttwil,” as of the
signing of the Oath of Huttwil [Bundesbrief] with the aim
of a renewal of the Oath of Rütli of 1291 [author’s remark],
through to the conclusion of the Murifeld Peace Treaty.
A History Of The Swiss In California, Richard Hacken
A History Of The Swiss In California, Richard Hacken
Swiss American Historical Society Review
In 1848, the same year that Switzerland’s political structure
took on its present constitutional form as a modern nation-state, a Swiss
settler-entrepreneur named John Sutter became aware of gold deposits
at his mill in Alta California. This led directly to the California Gold
Rush. Two years later, in 1850, the United States accepted the freshly
acquired and promising region now known as “California” into the
Union as a state. Swiss immigrants enhanced the development of California
from its very inception.
Militant Switzerland Vs. Switzerland, Island Of Peace, Alex Winiger
Militant Switzerland Vs. Switzerland, Island Of Peace, Alex Winiger
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Two monumental murals depict Switzerland during the
First World War: the votive painting in the Lower Ranft Chapel in
Flüeli-Ranft by Robert Durrer (1867-1934), Albert Hinter (1876-
1957) and Hans von Matt (1899-1985) from 1920-21, and the cycle
of Charles L’Eplattenier (1874-1946) in the Knights’ Hall of the Colombier
Castle from 1915-19, depicting the mobilization of Swiss
soldiers in 1914. They report in rich details how differently artists in
that country saw the war of 1914-18. Both were put into architectural
monuments built around 1500.
Ernest Brog: Bringing Swiss Cheese To Star Valley, Wyoming, Alexandra Carlile, Adam Callister, Quinn Galbraith
Ernest Brog: Bringing Swiss Cheese To Star Valley, Wyoming, Alexandra Carlile, Adam Callister, Quinn Galbraith
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Star Valley is a small community on the western side of Wyoming,
today consisting of the towns Alpine, Afton, Thayne, and others.
The area, sometimes known as “Little Switzerland,” is a thriving
community with a newfound focus on tourism and other businesses
and services. Star Valley was originally settled by pioneers from the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 1870s. At the time
the area was considered the frontier of settlement in the American
West, in which, according to one current Star Valley resident, “people
were just trying to eke out a living.” With harsh winters and …
Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Dwight Page
Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Dwight Page
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Although a French national, John Calvin spent a large part
of his career as a pastor and a theologian in Switzerland. Specifically,
he resided in Geneva between 1541 and 1564 and transformed the city
into his beloved Protestant City of God, a safe haven for Protestant
refugees from all over Europe. Indeed, so thorough was the Reformation
in Geneva that the city became known as the Protestant Rome and
the center of the new Protestant faith. In the sixteenth century, at the
time of the Reformation, Geneva was truly the Mecca to which many
Protestants gravitated and to which many …
The History Of A Cemetery: An Italian Swiss Cultural Essay, Plinio Martini, Richard Hacken
The History Of A Cemetery: An Italian Swiss Cultural Essay, Plinio Martini, Richard Hacken
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Years ago, there was no cemetery in my village. This absence,
which weighed heavily upon the people as a cruel stroke of
fate, was a result of our village having earlier been part of a neighboring
community, whose more favorable location—sunny and protected
from the north winds—had allowed it to prosper while our community
dwindled.3 After long discussions and arguments, the mountain pastures,
valley meadows and forests—formerly communal property—
were divided up into separate realms with precise boundaries: everything
was written down on parchment and sworn to in the name of
God.
Canton Ticino And The Italian Swiss Immigration To California, Tony Quinn
Canton Ticino And The Italian Swiss Immigration To California, Tony Quinn
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The southernmost of Switzerland’s twenty-six cantons, the
Ticino, may speak Italian, sing Italian, eat Italian, drink Italian and rival
any Italian region in scenic beauty—but it isn’t Italy,” so writes author
Paul Hofmann1 describing the one Swiss canton where Italian is the
required language and the cultural tie is to Italy to the south, not to the
rest of Switzerland to the north.
Katharina Morgan-Schmid From Schuepfheim: El Paso, Texas, 1918 Presumed Spy Affair, Frederick Schmid
Katharina Morgan-Schmid From Schuepfheim: El Paso, Texas, 1918 Presumed Spy Affair, Frederick Schmid
Swiss American Historical Society Review
In 1918, a female from Entlebuch, Switzerland who had already been living abroad for several years, including time in the USA,ended her journey with a trip in the United States. She had intended to return to her homeland, Switzerland , start a family, and write a book about the fascinating continent of North America.
Gottfried Keller And The Fictionalization Of Switzerland, Richard Hacken
Gottfried Keller And The Fictionalization Of Switzerland, Richard Hacken
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The Swiss author Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) was a major figure within the late nineteenth-century German-language literary movement known as "Poetic Reali sm" ("Poetischer Realismus") . The very name of the movement suggested that " Poetic Reali sts" had retouched or revi sed reality by "poetici zing" it. Keller 's arti stic technique , which was influential on other writers of his time, transmuted outwardly observable actuality aga in and again into poetically coherent inner realities .1 This article explores how and why Keller found it artistically and socially beneficial to turn the factual contours of the Swiss Confederation essenti ally …
Robert E. Bieder's Academic Career
Robert E. Bieder's Academic Career
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.
The Return Of The Ancestors, Robert E. Bieder
The Return Of The Ancestors, Robert E. Bieder
Swiss American Historical Society Review
In 1971, an Iowa road crew accidentally unearthed an unmarked
cemetery. There were twenty-eight skeletons. Twenty-seven belonged to
whites, and state money quickly paid for their reburial. The other, a young
female Indian was packed in a box and shipped off to the University of
Iowa and the state archeologist. A local Indian by the name Running
Moccasins learned of the Incident and demanded that the woman's bones
be returned for proper burial.
Postcards Of The Mind, Robert E. Bieder
Postcards Of The Mind, Robert E. Bieder
Swiss American Historical Society Review
You would think by Autumn one would know
That blue cornflowers close at night,
That raccoons call to each other down at Blossom Creek, .
That dry corn stalks speak of winter to the moon.
In Spring,
l stole swiftly through the flowers· and the corn
To see her,
Whom I chased that summer through the cornfields,
Chased her down the rows that whispered in the night,.
Until I caught her and we fell in love.
Memories, Eva Becsei-Kilborn
Memories, Eva Becsei-Kilborn
Swiss American Historical Society Review
It was in the early 1990's that I first met Bob. He was teaching, first as a Soros Foundation Fellow and then as a Fullbright Professor at the Lajos Kossuth University in Debrecen, a city in eastern Hungary. It was only a couple of years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism. This was a time when it had finally become possible for Hungarians to travel freely in the world, but in practice very few of us were able to afford to do so.
Reviews Of Two Books Of Robert E. Bieder, Roger L. Nichols, Juliet Clutton-Brock
Reviews Of Two Books Of Robert E. Bieder, Roger L. Nichols, Juliet Clutton-Brock
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.
Foreword, Leo Schelbert
Foreword, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Review
On the one hand, no information seems- o be available about Robert E.
Bieder's background, hls parents and siblings, his growing up, his schooling
and his teenage years before college.On the other hand, there seems
no explanation in reach why Robert E. Bieder did not receive a permanent
academic appointment despite his productive research and publication,
and why, after two to three years at an institution, he was again on the
move. He seemed to be changing from position to position in the United
States as well as abroad.
Robert E. Bieder's Scholarly Publications
Robert E. Bieder's Scholarly Publications
Swiss American Historical Society Review
No abstract provided.