A peculiar mixture German-language cultures and identities in eighteenth-century North America / edited by Jan Stievermann and Oliver Scheiding.
| Other author | Stievermann, Jan. |
| Other author | Scheiding, Oliver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, |
| Description | 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Max Kade German American Research Institute series Max Kade German-American Research Institute series. ^A595085 |
| Contents | Rethinking the significance of the 1709 mass migration / Marianne S. Wokeck -- Information brokers and mediators : the role of diplomats in the migrations of German-speaking people, 1709-1711 / Rosalind J. Beiler -- The Palatine immigrants of 1710 and the Native Americans / Philip Otterness -- Of dwelling houses, painted chests, and stove plates : what material culture tells us about the Palatines in early New York / Cynthia G. Falk -- (Re)discovering the German-language literature of colonial America / Patrick M. Erben -- "Runs, creeks, and rivers join" : the correspondence network of Gotthilf Henry Ernst Mühlenberg / Matthias Schönhofer -- Divergent paths : processes of identity formation among German speakers, 1730-1760 / Marie Basile McDaniel -- Defining the limits of American liberty : Pennsylvania's German peace churches during the Revolution / Jan Stievermann -- Pennsylvania German Taufscheine and revolutionary America : cultural history and interpreting identity / Liam Riordan. |
| Abstract | "A collection of essays that explore the transatlantic German cultures and identities of the colonial period"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012044625 |
| ISBN | 9780271059495 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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