Degrees of allegiance [electronic resource] : harassment and loyalty in Missouri's German-American community during World War I / Petra DeWitt.
Material type: TextSeries: Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (p. cm.)ISBN:- 9780821444191
- 940.4/03 23
- F475.G3 D49 2012
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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