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February/March 2000

Features

The “Dream King” Lives Again
Tune up to the musical about Ludwig II, Bavaria’s favorite, eccentric 19th ­century king
By Robert Thornhill

Rats, Maggots, and Hardtack:
Transatlantic Travel in the 18th Century
Envision the dangers emigrants faced when seeking passage to the New World
By Robert A. Selig

Liechtenstein More Than Just “The Mouse That Roared”
Discover the grand beauty, cultural allure, and economic success of this diminutive land
By John Dornberg

Karneval Conquers Cologne
Celebrate the fun-filled frenzy of a tradition with roots in ancient times
By Skip Kaltenheuser

GERMAN-AMERICAN

German Islands of Faith
Look at the simple, communal life of Hutterites following their 500-year-old Anabaptist faith
By Marion Amberg

German-American Yesteryears
By Robert Selig

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Cover: each year close to 2 million onlookers come to Cologne’s Rose Monday parade, most of them dressed as colorful clowns like the participant shown here. Photo courtesy the City of Cologne Tourist Office

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