German Americans on the Middle Border : From Antislavery to Reconciliation, 1830-1877.
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- German Americans-Politics and government-19th century
- Antislavery movements-Missouri-History-19th century
- German Americans-Missouri-History-19th century
- United States-Politics and government-1857-1861
- United States-Politics and government-1861-1865
- United States-Politics and government-1865-1877
- Middle West-Race relations-History-19th century
- United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, German American
- United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Middle West
- United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Missouri
- 973/.0431
- E540
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Im Abendlande -- 1. Building a Neuen Deutschland: The Dreissiger Immigration and the Origins of German Liberalism on the Middle Border -- 2. The Politicization of German Liberals: The Revolution of 1848 and the Second Wave of German Immigration -- 3. "I Was an Enthusiastic Democrat in Those Days": Free Soil, Free Labor, and the Realignment of German Liberals, 1852-1856 -- 4. "Continuous Vigilance Is the Price of Freedom": Antislavery Germans and the Election of 1860 -- 5. The West's Most Loyal Unionists: Union, Emancipation, and German Soldiers' Motivations -- 6. Rebel Bushwhackers and the "Damned Dutch": Radical Germans and the Deeper Roots of Missouri's Guerrilla War -- 7. The Radical Turn: Abolition and the Crisis of German Liberalism -- 8. "A Terrible Mistake Was Made": The Retreat of German Liberalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author -- Back Cover.
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