Nobility and Religiousness
The Counts of Berleburg and the Pietism in their Territories (in German)
248 pages
For further information please contact the author
Mr. Dr. theol. Ulf Lückel
29,95 € plus shipping
Hope for a better life (in German)
The emigration from Wittgenstein to
America in the 18th and 19th century
by Mr. Heinrich Imhof
560 pages and more than 5400 emigrants
Price 38,- Euro (plus shipping if necessary)
For further information please contact the author Mr. H. Imhof
e-mail H.Imhof@gmx.de
Extract from the table of contents
- Emigration to America and other destinations
- Why did they try their luck abroad?
- The first provable emigration
- The mass emigration from Wittgenstein in 1724/25
- America the promised country
- How emigration proceeded
- Obtaining a permission to emigrate
- Coming into conflicts with the law
- Sneaking away; secret emigration via Hessen
- Farewell at home and travelling to the embarkation/harbour
- The crossing
- Arrival in America and choosing a place to settle
- Living in the New World
- What happened to their dreams?
- Gifts, inheritances and support from America
- Letters that tell about life in America
- Visitors and people who returned home
- List of about 5400 emigrants by name
We offer a number of older Wittgenstein magazines for sale.
If you would like to order from outside Germany please contact Mr. D. Bald dieter.bald@t-online.de for full details on prices and shipping.
Advance order
The Wittgenstein Bibliography (in German)
by A. Krueger
We would like to print and publish the current Wittgenstein bibliography containing about 500 pages and nearly US standard letter size.
Date of publication probably late autumn/fall 2019.
The price will be 28 € plus shipping outside Germany.
obgligatory advance order via e-mail to
or via mail to:
- Mr. D. Bald, Tiergartenstr. 2, 57319 Bad Berleburg
- Mr. E. Feuring, Zum Grund 4, 57334 Bad Laasphe-Steinbach
- Mr. O. Marburger, Edertalstr. 20, 57319 Bad Berleburg-Schwarzenau
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