German-Iowan Strategies in Celebrating the Centennial of Alexander von Humboldt’s Birth
The two largest cities of Eastern Iowa on the shore of the Mississippi River are Dubuque and Davenport. In each city, an elite group of German-Iowan leaders emerged by the late 1850s. Bill Roba describes and examines their strategies in celebrating the Centennial of Alexander von Humboldt’s Birth.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Universität Potsdam
2014-12-01
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| Series: | HiN - Alexander von Humboldt im Netz. Internationale Zeitschrift für Humboldt-Studien |
| Online Access: | http://www.hin-online.de/index.php/hin/article/view/210 |
| Summary: | The two largest cities of Eastern Iowa on the shore of the Mississippi River are Dubuque and Davenport. In each city, an elite group of German-Iowan leaders emerged by the late 1850s. Bill Roba describes and examines their strategies in celebrating the Centennial of Alexander von Humboldt’s Birth. |
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| ISSN: | 1617-5239 |