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German language religious newspaper from St. Louis...



Item # 720004

March 01, 1867

DER LUTHERANER, St. Louis, March 1, 1867 (in unusually good condition)

* Rare publication in the German language
* Nice decorative masthead for display


An unusual German-language newspaper. In the mid-19th century a flood of immigrants from Europe poured into the United States, Germans being the largest ethnic group at the time. Like many immigrants, the Germans wanted to preserve their language and newspapers in their native language. In 1840 there were 40 German-language newspapers in the United States. In 1844 a Lutheran named Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther began publishing "Der Lutheraner". Although published in St. Louis, Missouri, it was written in a small town in Illinois.
Four pages, 9 3/4 by 13 1/4 inches, good condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #361, released for December, 2025

(Added to the December, 2025 Catalog (#361) after its initial release - only available on-line.)

Category: Post-Civil War