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The German-American Experience (German Studies) Paperback – January 1, 2000

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Representing one-fourth of the population, German-Americans constitute the largest ethnic element, according to the U.S. Census, with well over 60 million people claiming German heritage. In twenty-six states, they comprise at least 20 percent of the population, and in five states they number more than 50 percent-important statistics in understanding the role played by German-Americans in U.S. history. The German-American Experience provides a comprehensive record of the essential facts in the history of this group, from its first U.S. settlements in the seventeenth century to the present. Beginning with "The Age of Discovery," this volume explores the earliest contacts between America and Germany, immigration and settlement patterns of Germans, foundations of German-American community life, their major involvement in the American Revolution, and the role German-Americans played in our Civil War. Both world wars are chronicled, including the anti-German sentiment and the internment of German-Americans during both wars. The revival of German heritage and the renaissance of German-American ethnicity since the 1970s is surveyed, along with recent events, including the impact of German unification and the 1990 census. The author also analyzes German-American influences on agriculture, industry, religion, education, music, art, architecture, politics, military service, journalism, literature, and language. In addition, he comments on prominent German-Americans, German names, sister cities, historical statistics, and much more.

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Humanities Press
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January 1, 2000
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5.5 x 0.99 x 8.4 inches
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1573927317
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978-1573927314
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"...a broad, in-depth, but manageable one-tome product for the general reader." -- Society for German-American Studies Newsletter, June 2000

"...a must for every American whose ancestors came to our shores from a German-speaking country...excellent work..." -- Vereinsnachrichten, September, 2000

About the Author

Don Heinrich Tolzmann (Cleves, OH) is an award-winning writer and curator of the German-Americana Collection and director of the German-American Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Humanities Press; Illustrated edition (January 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 466 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1573927317
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1573927314
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.99 x 8.4 inches

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I have learned a lot but it is slow reading like a text book

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I have not finished the book yet. I have learned a lot but it is slow reading like a text book.The effort in the beginning to reveal every moment that a German had anything to do with the New World was both tiring and interesting. Tiring because of the level of detail. Interesting because I had no idea Germans were in North and South America so early on. I shall be reading this for a long time.

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I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in all the ...

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I found out a lot of interesting information that most books and articles leave out. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in all the different groups that influenced the United States.

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Alta Kettenring

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This is a much better book to read than German-Americans. It seems to focus on all great German Americans in the US.

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C. Stumpf

A must read for any German-American

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2009

I found this book very enlightening. I originally thought my family had came from Germany in the mid-1800's because my family told stories about family members being able to speak German. After reading this book and doing a little family tree work, I found out to my surprise that my family had lived in the US since at least the 1700's and had passed down the language for many generations. This book does a great job of explaining the major German immigration routes, i.e., mainly through PA.

I also found the chapter describing German-American influence on American culture very useful, e.g., that our educational system is modeled after the Prussian system.

This is a great book and I highly recommend.

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Shannon Pearson

If you have German roots this is a must read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2003

I actually took two classes with Dr. Tolzmann at the University of Cincinnati and that is how I came to know this book. I hadn't read the book in some years and picked it up again recently. Dr. Tolzmann is a fascinating man and clearly has a passion for his interests. This shines through in all of his work. I recommend this book highly to those with German heritage.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2010

This book has serious problems both with accuracy and with scholarly integrity. Certainly, readers who know nothing of German-American history can learn important information from reading the book, but it is badly outdated, wrong in too many instances, and much of it is copied from an older work. Read the details in the H-Net review: [...]

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