Book Review: Les derniers puritains, pionniers d'Amérique, 1851-1920.

Authors

Lukas Burckhardt, Bern

Keywords

Swiss American Historical Society, book review

Abstract

Théodore Bost was born in 1834 at Carouge near Genea, emigrated in 1851 to St. Paul, Minnesota, became a farmer in nearby Carver County, stayed in Minnesota until 1887 and then moved to Pomona near Los Angeles and died in California in 1920. His wife, Sophie née Bonjour from Neuchâtel, born in 1835, married him in 1858 and died in 1922. Both stood firmly in the protestant tradition. The Bost family, with its pastors, missionaries and even a pioneer in social work for handicapped children, shows how strongly the religions spirit of Geneva has influenced many lives of its citizens. Théodore had a training in agriculture, and Sophie was a teacher in England; her marriage with Théodore, arranged by his father was - full of hardship but also of joy in their children, their flower garden and orchard, and especially in their striking success in the care of bees and fruit trees. So, Théodore won several prizes in agricultural competitions.

Recommended Citation

Burckhardt, Lukas (1978) "Book Review: Les derniers puritains, pionniers d'Amérique, 1851-1920.," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 14: Iss. 3, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol14/iss3/7