A History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time

by Friedrich Kohlrausch

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Genres: History

720 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1844

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Heinrich Friedrich Theodor Kohlrausch was a German educator and historian. and Chief Councellor of the Board of Education of the Kingdom of Hanover.

He was the grandfather of Friedrich Kohlrausch

Reviews

[Amelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book describes the history of the Germanic peoples from pre-history until nearly 1900 (it was published in 1895). The English is readable, although sometimes (perhaps inadvertently) amusing. The Anglicization of the names of Germanic leaders is both odd and entertaining, although I do not doubt the translations are sound. For example, Karl the Bald, Pippin the Short, and so forth.

The flow of history can be very confusing because so many events are happening to various Germanic people groups located in different parts of Europe. However, the author does a good job of keeping the reader on track by referring to simultaneous events elsewhere that have been discussed in a previous chapter or will be discussed further in a following chapter.

I am no historian, so I can only judge from the lay reader's perspective, but I found it an enjoyable and informative read. I had not heard of this author before, but Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825 – December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author. I look forward to reading some of his other works.

As I read this on my Kindle (keyboard version, plain text), the few maps were not very viewable. I suspect maps help the reader comprehend the vast movements of tribes and nations over time.

[Ryan P · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting read, but long-winded, and the author used "the former" and "the latter" in every other paragraph. It gets old after a couple hundred pages. Alos thought it was more recent - the info from Amazon on Kindle makes it hard to tell if it's a current book or not - says it was published in 2001, but it was originally published in the late 19th century.

[Thomas E Bercher · Rating 3 out of 5]

History at the turn of the 20th Century

Mr Taylor writes an account of the creation of the German state. While much of the story is viewed though his eyes and biases it nonetheless entertaining and informative.