Islands of Deutschtum
Subtitle: German-Americans in Manchester, New Hampshire and Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1870-1942
By: Robert Paul McCaffery.
Series: New German-American studies = Neue Deutsch-Amerikanische Studien,; vol. 11; New German-American studies ;; v. 11.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: German Americans -- New Hampshire -- Manchester -- History.; German Americans -- Massachusetts -- Lawrence -- History.; Manchester (N.H.) -- History.; Lawrence (Mass.) -- History.
Description: Islands of Deutschtum adds new knowledge to the study of German-Americans. It describes the migration of German textile workers to the textile centers of New England. It describes how they fashioned ethnic communities, which not only survived World War I but lasted into World War II. The classic struggle between ethnic maintenance and Americanization is catalogued.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-242) and index.
Based on the author's dissertation (Ph. D., University of New Hampshire).