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Who knew that it was a German hang glider who inspired the Wright Brothers to invent the airplane... a German writer who stirred Edgar Allan Poe to pen his Gothic tales... or a German doll of raffish reputation that inspired America’s Barbie doll? How German Ingenuity Inspired More Fun, More Beauty, More Freedom celebrates the many contributions Germans and German-Americans have made to the very fabric of American culture. A coffee table book, it is filled with more than 300 pictures that bring these contributions to life. Readers do not have to have a German heritage to appreciate the Anyone with an interest in American history will enjoy learning that Germans invented the automobile, gave us most of our Christmas traditions, and helped launch America’s movie-making capital known as Hollywood. Editorial "Congratulations to the German-American Heritage Foundation in recognizing the value of Lynne Breen’s phenomenal research into the many areas of German life that influenced the development of the American automotive and space industry.” —Lya Friedrich Pfeifer, President, Max Kade Foundation, New York City. “I have read your book and it is a wonderful read. Even though it is factual, it is written in a way that makes it interesting and you want to keep reading. This is the kind of book that should be on the list of reading material for an American history class.” —Dagmar Klein Freiberger, President-Board of Directors, DANK Haus German-American Cultural Center, Chicago. “It’s not all beer and zeppelins. Germany has given us so much in the way of art, architecture, literature, music, film, food, science and medicine, not to mention Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. To me, personally, Germany has given Cracker Jacks, dachshunds and my wife, Polly. Her great-grandfather, German immigrant Bernhard Martin Jacobsen, served three terms in the US House while my grandfather was serving in the Senate.” —Clifton Truman Daniel, President’s grandson.