Germans in America : a concise history / Walter D. Kamphoefner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamphoefner, Walter D., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

American ways series.

The American ways series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German Americans--History.

German Americans.

Germans--United States--History.

Germans.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 299 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2021.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40432-3

1-4422-6498-5

OCLC:

1263028171