Research Guide to the Turner Movement in the United States Contributor(s): Pumroy, Eric (Author), Rampelmann, Katja (Author), Pumroy, Eric L. (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 0313297630 ISBN-13: 9780313297632 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1996 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Reference - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
Dewey: 016.796 |
LCCN: 96005846 |
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in American History |
Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.44" W x 9.61" (1.60 lbs) 392 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the mid-19th century through World War I, Turner societies were among the most important secular organizations in German immigrant communities in America. Brought to the United States by refugees from the failed Revolution of 1848 in Germany, the Turner movement became a home for German abolitionists, workers' rights advocates, and other reformers. This book is the result of a project to locate the surviving documentation on the Turner movement. With an annotated bibliography, descriptions of archival collections, historical sketches of more than 150 Turner societies, and an annotated list of all societies in the United States, this research guide opens up new opportunities for examining the influence of the Turners. This book is the result of a project to locate the surviving documentation on the Turner movement, little of which was found in libraries or archives at the time the project began. The book shows that the extent of the movement, the range of its interests and activities, and the richness of its publishing record were much greater than has been appreciated. With an annotated bibliography, descriptions of archival collections, historical sketches of more than 150 societies, and an annotated list of all societies found in the United States, the research guide opens up new opportunities for examining the influence of Turners and German-Americans on the development of American society. |