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Bonds of Loyalty: German-Americans and World War I
Bonds of Loyalty; German-Americans and World War I
- GenresHistory
383 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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July 16, 2017
The book was mentioned on NPR this year due to the 100th anniversary of the US involvement in WWl. German-Americans we're proud of their heritage, formed many social organizations, and sponsored German language education in the US. All changed with start of WWI and America's subsequent involvement. The book explains these sweeping changes. The book begins with the story of the only lynching of a German-American man. Teaching of the German language in schools plummeted as did membership in German social organizations. Once proud of German-Americans were met with campaigns to "eliminate the hyphen." The book discusses the 1916 presidential campaign and the efforts on the part of German-Americans to push back on the anti-German sentiment in the country. My only major criticism of the book refers to those Americans from the British Isles "native American" which is jarring.
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