The German Element in St. Louis constitutes one of the best snapshots we have of culture and society in a German-American community on the eve of World War I. At the outset, the author provides, street-by-street, the edifices and some of the personalities--the brewers, the politicians, the ministers, etc.--whose energies were at the heart of turn-of-the-century St. Louis. Part II is concerned with German-American life and institutions, such as German music and theater, religious denominations, the Turner societies, and the important German Immigration Society of St. Louis. The focus of the final section of the book is upon business and industry. Includes a name index with over 3,500 entries pertaining to German-Americans mentioned in the book.