Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Vol. 2 The German element has been, and is, so notable a portion of the life and progress Of this city as to require separate treatment. From the first days of the town there were Germans here. Later they came iin great numbers. Certain Of'the early Germans were born in eastern states Of this land, while some came from the Old world. Later, in the forties during revolutionary troubles in Ger many the Germans came hither in large numbers. 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.