I've noticed the recent emails regarding military service in Hesse. Some of you might be interested in the following book. It's quite interesting. Indentured to Liberty: Peasant Life & the Hessian Military State, 1688-1815. Author: Taylor, Peter K. Publisher: Cornell University Press Ithaca, NY, U. S. Regards, Kathleen _________________________________________________________________ Enjoy MSN 8 patented spam control and more with MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service. Try it FREE for one month! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

Very well balanced treatment of the subject. Reading it should remove a lot of misconceptions of how and why the Landgraff rented out his troops and the effect it had on the population of his state. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Schilling" <kschilli@hotmail.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 9:16 AM Subject: [HESSE] Hessian Military > I've noticed the recent emails regarding military service in Hesse. Some of > you might be interested in the following book. It's quite interesting. > > Indentured to Liberty: Peasant Life & the Hessian Military State, 1688-1815. > > Author: Taylor, Peter K. > > Publisher: Cornell University Press Ithaca, NY, U. S. > > Regards, > Kathleen > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enjoy MSN 8 patented spam control and more with MSN 8 Dial-up Internet > Service. Try it FREE for one month! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the Hesse mailing list taglines at the > bottom of each list E-Mail you receive. Valuable infor- > mation is presented there! > >