Germans in America : a concise history
From the first arrivals at Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1763 to the twilight of ethnicity in the twenty-first century, this book surveys the sweep of German American history over 300 years. It presents not only the institutions German immigrants created, but also their individual and collective voice...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield,
2021
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | The American ways series
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| Schlagworte: | Germans German Americans Germans-History-United States German Americans-History |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | From the first arrivals at Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1763 to the twilight of ethnicity in the twenty-first century, this book surveys the sweep of German American history over 300 years. It presents not only the institutions German immigrants created, but also their individual and collective voices as they established their lives within American society. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Before the Great Flood -- 2 Sources and Causes of Nineteenth-Century Emigration -- 3 German Settlement Patterns in Nineteenth-Century America -- 4 Religion, Education,and Interethnic Relations -- 5 The German-Language Press and German Culture in America -- 6 German Niches in the American Economy -- 7 Women's Roles and Women's Work -- 8 German Political and Military Roles in the Civil War Era -- 9 Race, Culture, and Politics in the Late Nineteenth Century -- 10 The Radical Side of German America -- 11 The German-American Experience in World War I -- 12 Into the Twilight of Ethnicity -- A Note on Sources -- Index -- About the Author. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781442264984 1442264985 9781442264977 1442264977 |