Swiss in Greater Milwaukee (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531655785)

A few men and women, mostly from German-speaking cantons, pioneered this remarkable Swiss community in the mid-1830s. Thousands who followed in their footsteps participated actively in the development of a vibrant new city, branding it with a unique style of efficiency and progressivism. The immigrants and their progeny prospered and distinguished themselves in various fields of science, commerce, art, and industry. They helped launch Charlie Chaplin s career, produced coumarin used in flavorings and perfumes, wrote a popular guide for 19th-century immigrants, and helped shape the nation s banking industry. Among their finest were Milwaukee s first archbishop, a world-renowned surgeon, an elected governor, an influential radical free-thinker, a kindergarten pioneer, a wine grower, a successful whiskey distiller, and a prolific architect."

Author: Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius
ISBN-10: 1531655785
ISBN-13: 9781531655785
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2010
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d