Citizens in a strange land : a study of German-American broadsides and their meaning for Germans in North America, 1730-1830

In Citizens in a Strange Land, Hermann Wellenreuther examines the broadsides—printed single sheets—produced by the Pennsylvania German community. These broadsides covered topics ranging from local controversies and politics to devotional poems and hymns. Each one is a product of and reaction to a pa...

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Main Author: Wellenreuther, Hermann
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, PA Pennsylvania State University Press 2013
Penn State University Press
Edition:1
Series:Max Kade German-American Research Institute
Subjects:
18th century
19th century
Broadsides
Broadsides > North America > History > 18th century
Broadsides > North America > History > 19th century
Citizens
devotional poems
Ethnic Studies
German Americans
German Americans > Social life and customs > 18th century > Sources
German Americans > Social life and customs > 19th century > Sources
German-American Broadsides
Germans
Germans > North America > Social life and customs > 18th century > Sources
Germans > North America > Social life and customs > 19th century > Sources
Germany
HISTORY
HISTORY / Social History
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
hymns
local controversy
North America
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania German
politics
Printing
Printing > North America > History > 18th century
Printing > North America > History > 19th century
Social History
Social life and customs
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
Sources
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Wellenreuther
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usa
Citizens
united states
history
devotional poems
North America
German-American Broadsides
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania German
Wellenreuther
hymns
local controversy
Germany
us
ISBN:9780271059372, 0271059370, 0271061006, 9780271061009
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Summary:In Citizens in a Strange Land, Hermann Wellenreuther examines the broadsides—printed single sheets—produced by the Pennsylvania German community. These broadsides covered topics ranging from local controversies and politics to devotional poems and hymns. Each one is a product of and reaction to a particular historical setting. To understand them fully, Wellenreuther systematically reconstructs Pennsylvania's print culture, the material conditions of life, the problems German settlers faced, the demands their communities made on the individual settlers, the complications to be overcome, and the needs to be satisfied. He shows how these broadsides provided advice, projections, and comment on phases of life from cradle to grave.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. [320]-340
Includes index
ISBN:9780271059372
0271059370
0271061006
9780271061009
DOI:10.1515/9780271061009