Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Keywords
Swiss American Historical Society, book review
Abstract
Nicoulin's work on the making of Nova Friburgo is a thoroughly researched and well-presented study, but somewhat limited in its interpretive dimensions. Manuscript materials in Swiss federal, state, and village archives have been extensively consulted as well as archives in Rio de Janeiro and in Nova Friburgo. The author has furthermore perused a great many printed sources all of which enabled him to reconstruct the story of an emigration which in 1819 involved over 2000 Swiss and had the active support of Swiss governments as well as of Brazilian authorities. A 70-page appendix offers the reader a useful sample of major documents in Portuguese, French, and German. (The latter, however, as well as German and English titles in footnotes and bibliography are marred by some inaccuracies and misspellings.)
Recommended Citation
Schelbert, Leo
(1974)
"Book Review: La Genese de Nova Friburgo. Emigration et Colonisation Suisse au Bresil 1817-1827,"
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol10/iss1/8