Title: Die deutsche Amerika-Auswanderung des 19. Jahrhunderts in der zeitgenössischen fiktionalen Literatur
First published: 1988
Description: Analyzes 160 novels and stories published between 1835-1905 to prove the usefulness of 19th century German fiction as a source of factual data on the emigration boom to the US.  Compares the fictional accounts of emigration and acculturation processes to the reality.
Subjects: German fiction, Immigrants in literature, United States in literature, German Americans in literature, History and criticism, In literature, Emigration and immigration, German fiction, history and criticism, German american literature, United states, in literature
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: PT763 .M65 1988