Colin Ross, "Unser Amerika", Chapter 23
23. General von Steuben joins the American Army The highway leading from Philadelphia to Valley Forge is like any other in America: paved, smooth, straight, with many signs on either side. These signs are characteristic of American roads. They are advertising hotels or even shaving soap and shoe polish. Often they recommend the nearest towns to visit or settle in. Often they are also historical references to the Independence War or the Civil War, or they are virtually school blackboards with science or language lessons. After all, people in the United States are extremely religious about education. In any case, there are so many signs along the way that you don't even look at them anymore, let alone read them. But the sign that now appeared in front of me I did read, yes, I even stopped to take a closer look at it. It said "King of Prussia" in large letters, and underneath that the next town was named after the great Prussian king Frederick II. The name of the little to...