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October/November 2006
Table of Contents
- Profile: Wim Wenders
by Martin Ganni
- Oktoberfest! – Coast to Coast
by Sherwin Yoder
When the beer flows and the Chicken Dance starts, you will know Oktoberfest
has begun its sweep across the United States.
- Porsche – Creator of Icons
By Ryan Lee Price
Ferdinand Porsche’s creation of the Volkswagen Beetle and the Porsche brand were
landmarks in automobile history.
- Darmstadt: Home of Jugendstil
By Leah Larkin
Art Nouveau architectural gems and openness to English-speaking visitors, make
the city a pleasant stop for visitors.
- Love, Lust, and Lola: King Ludwig I of Bavaria – Part II
by Kim Carpenter
His passion for building reshaped Munich but his
passion for a young Irish woman, reborn as a Spanish dancer, caused his reign to unravel.
- Striking “White Gold” in Meissen
by Emily Grosvenor
Explore the “Porcelain City” and share August the Strong’s addiction to
the fine creation of alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger.
- Basic Training: Model Railroads of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
By Ernest Robl
For many, the excitement of a model railroad on Christmas morning has never gone away.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, Der Hauptmann von Cöpenick
by Robert A. Selig
A petty criminal in a makeshift uniform commandeered
Köpenick’s city hall and, in doing so, focused attention on the Prussian Kingdom’s longstanding acceptance of militaristic thinking.
- A Stein of the Times
by Walter Vogdes
These colorful and collectible containers are as synonymous with Germany as the
nutcracker, Lederhosen, and the Volkswagen Beetle.
- Language: Alte Schulbücher in neuem Licht
Von Gert Niers
- New Light on Old Schoolbooks
by Gert Niers
- At Home: Alsatian Bäckeoffe – The Classic Covered Casserole
by Sharon Hudgins
- Family Research: Another Round with the Readers
by James M. Beidler
- Calendar
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