Bibliograph

A peculiar mixture, German-language cultures and identities in eighteenth-century North America, edited by Jan Stievermann and Oliver Scheiding

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A peculiar mixture, German-language cultures and identities in eighteenth-century North America, edited by Jan Stievermann and Oliver Scheiding

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A peculiar mixture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

818659844

Responsibility statement

edited by Jan Stievermann and Oliver Scheiding

Series statement

Max Kade German American Research Institute series

Sub title

German-language cultures and identities in eighteenth-century North America

Summary

"A collection of essays that explore the transatlantic German cultures and identities of the colonial period"--Provided by publisher

Table Of 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

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