Reisebericht der Familie Kopfli & Suppiger St. Louis am Mississippi and Grundung von New-Switzerland im Staate Illinois: Book Review

Authors

Hedwig Rappolt

Keywords

Book Review, Swiss emigration, SAHS

Abstract

The book is a facsimile reproduction of the 1833 edition, a small volume appealing in appearance and pleasant to hold. It describes, in the form of a diary and letters, the experiences of a group of Swiss who emigrated to the prairies of Illinois. Two-thirds of it are devoted to the Journey, the ordeal of "getting there": from Sursee to Base l, through France to Havre, on a three-master to New York and over rivers and canals to St. Louis, Missouri the last stepping stone efore settling in Illinois.

Recommended Citation

Rappolt, Hedwig (1973) "Reisebericht der Familie Kopfli & Suppiger St. Louis am Mississippi and Grundung von New-Switzerland im Staate Illinois: Book Review," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 9: Iss. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol9/iss3/8