Degrees of Allegiance : Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri's German-American Community During World War I.
DeWitt, Petra.
Degrees of Allegiance : Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri's German-American Community During World War I. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (290 pages) - Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest Series . - Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest Series .
Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One 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 -- Two Divided Opinions and Growing Suspicions: Missourians and German-Americans during the Neutrality Period -- Three "No Time for Slackers": The Missouri Council of Defense and Governor Gardner's Approach to Fighting the Kaiser at Home -- Four From the "Most American City" to Seeing German Ghosts Everywhere: St. Louis during the Great War -- Five Resisting Interference in Daily Life: Gasconade County during World War I -- Six 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Degrees of Allegiance updates traditional thinking about the German-American experience during the Great War, taking into account not just the war years but also the history of German settlement and the war's impact on German-American culture.
9780821444191
German Americans--Missouri--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--German-Americans.
World War, 1914-1918--Missouri.
Germans--Missouri--History--20th century.
German Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
F475.G3D49 2012
940.4/03
Degrees of Allegiance : Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri's German-American Community During World War I. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (290 pages) - Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest Series . - Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest Series .
Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One 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 -- Two Divided Opinions and Growing Suspicions: Missourians and German-Americans during the Neutrality Period -- Three "No Time for Slackers": The Missouri Council of Defense and Governor Gardner's Approach to Fighting the Kaiser at Home -- Four From the "Most American City" to Seeing German Ghosts Everywhere: St. Louis during the Great War -- Five Resisting Interference in Daily Life: Gasconade County during World War I -- Six 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Degrees of Allegiance updates traditional thinking about the German-American experience during the Great War, taking into account not just the war years but also the history of German settlement and the war's impact on German-American culture.
9780821444191
German Americans--Missouri--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--German-Americans.
World War, 1914-1918--Missouri.
Germans--Missouri--History--20th century.
German Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
F475.G3D49 2012
940.4/03