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The trial of Frederick Eberle : language, patriotism, and citizenship in Philadelphia's German community, 1790 to 1830 Friederike Baer
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 158.9 .A1 B34 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baer, Friederike.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Ethnic relations--History--18th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.
- Eberle, Frederick--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Eberle, Frederick.
- Trials (Conspiracy)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Trials (Conspiracy).
- Language question in the church--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Language question in the church.
- Lutherans, German--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions.
- Lutherans, German.
- Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions.
- Immigrants.
- Language maintenance--United States--Case studies.
- Language maintenance.
- Patriotism--United States--Case studies.
- Patriotism.
- Citizenship--United States--Case studies.
- Citizenship.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 272 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, c2008.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Language and nation
- Dragged into courts of justice unnecessarily: the trial
- A controversy has arisen: the history
- Germans and Anglicized Eyrisch-Germans: the parties
- They want to steal our property, to rob our churches: class
- All the stimulants of a political election: disorder
- One of those cases, in which strong feelings are unavoidably excited: the summations
- Endeavor to inform our judgments and act impartially: the outcome
- Appendixes: 1. The defendants
- 2. Members of the grand jury (mayor's court, March 1816 session)
- 3. Nisi Prius jury
- 4. The prosecution witnesses
- 5. The defense witnesses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-264) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- ISBN:
- 9780814799802 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0814799809 (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 182529014
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