Degrees of Allegiance : Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri's German-American Community During World War I.

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.

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