Riedseltz Books

Riedseltz, 1896 - 1996, Cent ans de Crédit Mutuel (English translation available on this site.)

This book is written in French.  It contains a history timeline written by Daniel Peter, a long story about the Witches of Riedseltz written by Angèle Bastian, and other articles of historical significance to the town of Riedseltz.  There are many photos and illustrations.  Click the link above for a translation of the first 20 pages of this book, provided by Mary Somogyi.

 

Naître, vivre et mourir dans l'Outre-Forêt (1648-1848), 2nd edition, Strasbourg, 1998, 312 p. by Daniel Peter

This book is written in French, and has several mentions of the town of Riedseltz.  It is available for purchase at the following web site:

http://loutreforet.free.fr/index.html

Books Concerning the Alsace Area

Alsace-Lorraine by George Wharton Edwards, published 1918. (available on-line at this site)

Written in English and contains many color illustrations, including drawings by George Wharton Edwards about these towns:  Kayserburg, Strassburg, Ferrette, Mullhouse, Colmar, Sainte-Odile, Dambach, Niederhoslach, Turckheim, Thann, Rosheim, and Metz. (plus other drawings concerning houses, costumes, etc.)    I have scanned all the illustrations from this book, and am in the process of OCR scanning the text. NOTE:  This book has a very obvious anti-German slant, but does contain many beautiful illustrations and descriptions of the area, including many of the old customs and traditions.

The Spell of Alsace by Andre Hallays

Translated (into English), with a forward by Frank Roy Fraprie, S.M., F.R.P., Illustrated, The Page Company, Boston, 1919

Alsace Enchanté by Georges Livet

Written in French.  Contains 165 B&W photos and a few color photos (some in a large fold-out format).  Foldout map of Alsace in back.  1966, B. Arthaud, Paris - Grenoble

Alsace-Lorraine Under German Rule by Charles Downer Hazen

Written in English, New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1917

Alsace in Rust and Gold by Edith O'Shaughnessy

Written in English, Illustrated, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1920

Alsace by James Bentley

Written in English, Penguin Books, 1990

The Alsace Emigration Book, Volume 1 compiled by Carnelia Schrader-Muggenthaler

Closson Press, Apollo, PA, 1989

The Alsace Emigration Book, Volume 2, compiled by Carnelia Schrader-Muggenthaler

Closson Press, Apollo, PA, 1991

If you know of any other books pertaining to Riedseltz or this area of France, please let me know about them!

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