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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Terry, Carole Cosgrove |
| Title | Die deutschen Einwanderer in Sacramento: German immigrants in Sacramento, 1850--1859 |
| Dissertation Note (type -- academic institution) | M.A. University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Date | 2000 |
| Extent of Work | vi, 200 pages |
| URL | https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds/1134/ |
| Notes | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree, History Department, College of Liberal Arts, The Graduate College, Univesity of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 2012 |
| Abstract | The economic and political conditions in Europe pushed German immigrants from their homelands, while the gold rush in California pulled them with dreams of riches. Some came directly from Germany, some made an intermediate stop in the United States, but, after arriving in California, many went to Sacramento. A small nucleus of permanent residents created an ethnic community where they practiced the German tradition of Vereinswesen, supported each other economically through loans and ready employment and, led by their Turnverein, continued practicing their customs and rituals emphasizing frivolity and celebration as they had in the "fatherland." Rather than assimilate, they created a dual identity of German-Sacramentan to adapt to their new home, remaining faithful to their German roots while interacting with the mainstream Anglo-Americans, influencing the native-born to adopt some of the German traditions of celebration. This study rediscovers the active German community and its impact on Sacramento neglected in earlier histories of the city. |
| Call Number | Digital file |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- California -- Sacramento -- History -- 19th century/ Ethnology/ Business & industry/ Societies, etc. |