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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bill Roba
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Potsdam 2014-12-01
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

Similar Items