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Author:

DeWitt, Petra, 1961-

Title:

Degrees of allegiance : harassment and loyalty in Missouri's German-American community during World War I / Petra DeWitt.

Publisher:

Ohio University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

x, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

German Americans--Missouri--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--German-Americans.
World War, 1914-1918--Missouri.
Germans--Missouri--History--20th century.
German Americans--History--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

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.

Series:

Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest

ISBN:

0821444190 (electronic)
9780821444191 (electronic)
0821420038 (hc : acid-free paper)
9780821420034 (hc : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)768800624

LCCN:

2011053208

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)