| Germans in Wisconsin, 2nd Edition Rev and Expande Edition Contributor(s): Zeitlin, Richard H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 087020324X ISBN-13: 9780870203244 Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2001 Annotation: This best-selling book, first published in 1977, traces Wisconsin's German population from territorial days to the arrival of the intellectual "48ers" before the Civil War; helping found the Republican, Progressive, and various socialist and workers' parties; their roles as farmers and city folk, businesspeople and factory workers; and the devastating effect of the World Wars on German American culture. Today's ethnic culture, with its beer, brats, and polka bands, bears little relationship to the real thing in Germany, but has become distinctly "Wisconsin". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 977.5 |
| LCCN: 00057390 |
| Series: People of Wisconsin |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.91" W x 8.87" (0.32 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Ethnic Orientation - German - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 1820 and 1910, nearly five and a half million German-speaking immigrants came to the United States in search of new homes, new opportunities, and freedom from European tyrannies. Most settled in the Midwest, and many came to Wisconsin, whose rich farmlands and rising cities attracted three major waves of immigrants. By 1900, German farmers, merchants, manufacturers, editors, and educators--to say nothing of German churches (both Catholic and Lutheran), cultural institutions, food, and folkways--had all set their mark upon Wisconsin. In the most recent census (1990), more than 53 percent of the state's residents considered themselves "German"--the highest of any state in the Union. In this best-selling book, now with updated text and additional historical photographs, Richard H. Zeitlin describes the values and ideas the Germans brought with them from the Old Country; highlights their achievements on the farm, in the workplace, and in the academy over the course of 150 years; and explains why their impact has been so profound and pervasive. |