John Frederic Oberlin
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1976. Hardcover. [12], 341 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Alsatian pastor J. F. Oberlin (1740-1826) improved the quality of life for residents of the Steinthal, on the border of Alsace and Lorraine, by encouraging improvements in education, agriculture, housing, transportation, and medicine. Oberlin, Ohio, and Oberlin College were named for him when they were established in 1833. The author was Professor of German at Oberlin College from 1932 to 1973. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: spine is slightly faded; otherwise, clean and bright. Fine / near fine. Item #010072
ISBN: 0891581189
Price: $18.00