Islands of Deutschtum German-Americans in Manchester, New Hampshire and Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1870-1942 |
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Author:
| McCaffery, Robert Paul |
Series title: | New German-American Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-8204-3338-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1997 |
Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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Islands of Deutschtum adds new knowledge to the study of German-Americans. It describes the migration of German textile workers to the textile centers of New England. It describes how they fashioned ethnic communities, which not only survived World War I but lasted into World War II. The classic struggle between ethnic maintenance and Americanization is catalogued.
Islands of Deutschtum adds new knowledge to the study of German-Americans. It describes the migration of German textile workers to the textile centers of New England. It describes how they fashioned ethnic communities, which not only survived World War I but lasted into World War II. The classic struggle between ethnic maintenance and Americanization is catalogued.