Cincinnati Turner Societies:: The Cradle of an American Movement

by Dann Woellert

Book Overview

Seeking asylum after the failed German Revolution of 1848, refugees flocked to Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood. They brought their Germanic culture language, literature, music, art, dance, drink, celebration or gemutlichkeit AND, their love for gymnastics. It was here in the small tavern, Hecker Haus, that the American Turners were born, founded by a group of 14 German speaking immigrants. This movement rapidly spread, influencing a growing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609493850
• ISBN13: 9781609493851
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"