Some Facts Concerning the German Element in Posen and West Prussia e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Poland meant decay; and with the end of the 16th century came for the entire Polish people the period of material and moral downfall which lasted until the time of the dis memberment. West Prussia had its full share in this down fall and, when Frederic the Great took possession of the country in 1772, it had literally gone to ruin.