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Degrees of allegiance : harassment and loyalty in Missouri's German-American community during World War I
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Title
Degrees of allegiance : harassment and loyalty in Missouri's German-American community during World War I / Petra DeWitt.
ISBN
9780821420034 (hc : acid-free paper)
0821420038 (hc : acid-free paper)
9780821444191 (electronic)
0821444190 (electronic)
Published
Athens : Ohio University Press, c2012.
Physical Description
x, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 15, 2012
Series
Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
American yet German: the state of German-American culture and the relationship between Germans and non-Germans in Missouri on the eve of World War I
Divided opinions and growing suspicions: Missourians and German-Americans during the neutrality period
"No time for slackers": the Missouri Council of Defense and Governor Gardner's approach to fighting the Kaiser at home
From the "most American city" to seeing German ghosts everywhere: St. Louis during the Great War
Resisting interference in daily life: Gasconade County during World War I
Superpatriotism in action: Osage County during World War I
Conclusion: becoming Americans of German heritage on their own terms: the impact of World War I on German culture in Missouri.
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