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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Brancaforte, Charlotte L. |
| Title, Monographic | The German Forty-Eighters in the United States |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Peter Lang |
| Date of Publication | 1989 |
| Extent of Work | 305 |
| Series Editor | Hermand, Jost |
| Series Title | German Life and Civilization |
| Series Vol. ID | 1 |
| ISBN | 0-8204-1010-1 |
| Abstract | Between 1845 and 1854 over one million German citizens left their homes and emigrated, many of them as a result of the failed revolution of 1848 and its aftermath. The "Forty-Eighters" who came to the United States both for political and economic reasons went through different stages of adaptation to the new country. The immigrants contributed to the political, social and cultural life of their new homeland by transforming staid communities on the East coast, by founding new settlements in the Midwest and West, and by swelling the number of politically conscious artisans and workers in the big cities. Their voting power and personal sacrifices were of great importance in the abolition of slavery in the U.S. They participated in the debate about the women's vote and in stressing the concepts of free and general education. |
| Notes | L:Eng ; book, in MadCat |
| Call Number | MKI /SHS E 184 .G3 G354 1989 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans/ History/ 19th century/ Germany/ History/ Revolution, 1848-1849 -- Refugees/ Refugees, political (US)/Forty-eighters |