Degrees of allegiance : harassment and loyalty in Missouri's German-American community during World War I /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	DeWitt, Petra, 1961-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Series:	Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
Subjects:	German Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century. Germans > Missouri > History > 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 > Missouri. World War, 1914-1918 > German-Americans. German Americans > Missouri > History > 20th century. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

American yet German: the state of German-American culture and the relationship between Germans and non-Germans in Missouri on the eve of World War I
Divided opinions and growing suspicions: Missourians and German-Americans during the neutrality period
"No time for slackers": the Missouri Council of Defense and Governor Gardner's approach to fighting the Kaiser at home
From the "most American city" to seeing German ghosts everywhere: St. Louis during the Great War
Resisting interference in daily life: Gasconade County during World War I
Superpatriotism in action: Osage County during World War I
Conclusion: becoming Americans of German heritage on their own terms: the impact of World War I on German culture in Missouri.