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The German Element of the Shenandoah Valley of VirginiaThe German Element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. John W. Wayland. Hardbound, (1907), New Reprint, Append., bibl., Index, 272 pp.
These settlers came from Maryland and Pennsylvania, with a few from New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and eastern Virginia. The author opens with a geographical outline of the valley, followed by a brief account of early exploration, then proceeds with 'The Germans of the Shenandoah Valley: Whence They Came; Why; and When'. Early settlements, counties and county records, towns and town founders, proportion and distribution of the German element in the valley, religious life and organizations, politics and war, educational and literary activities, temperance, slavery, home life, and early industrial enterprises are all covered. Records were consulted from the archives of Spotsylvania, Orange, Frederick, Augusta, Shenandoah, and Rockingham counties to gather details regarding early settlement. This book is from our Print-on-Demand Catalog; which consists of books no longer in print and that are printed one-at-a-time. Since these items are printed only on demand; please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. |