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- catalog abstract ""German-Americans make up one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, yet their very success at assimilating has also made them one of the least visible. What were their experiences? What cultural baggage did they bring with them, and how did it affect their lives in America? How did the German-speaking immigrants differ among themselves, and how did these differences influence their behavior and reactions?" "Contented among Strangers attempts to answer these questions by examining the central role German-speaking women played in preserving their ethnic and cultural identity in rural areas of the Midwest. Even while living far from their original homelands, these women applied traditional European patterns of rural family life and values to their new homes in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. As a result they were often more content with their modest lives than were their Anglo-American counterparts. Through personal recollections - including interesting diary accounts translated by the author, church and community documents, and migration and census data - Pickle reveals the diversity and richness of the women's experiences"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b8276183.
- catalog coverage "Middle West Rural conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Middle West Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description ""German-Americans make up one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, yet their very success at assimilating has also made them one of the least visible. What were their experiences? What cultural baggage did they bring with them, and how did it affect their lives in America? How did the German-speaking immigrants differ among themselves, and how did these differences influence their behavior and reactions?" "Contented among Strangers attempts to answer these questions by examining the central role German-speaking women played in preserving their ethnic and cultural identity in rural areas of the Midwest. Even while living far from their original homelands, these women applied traditional European patterns of rural family life and values to their new homes in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. As a result they were often more content with their modest lives than were their Anglo-American counterparts. Through personal recollections - including interesting diary accounts translated by the author, church and community documents, and migration and census data - Pickle reveals the diversity and richness of the women's experiences"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. "The Best Household Utensil": Women and Families before Emigration -- 2. Arriving, Settling In, and Surviving: Emigration and the Concrete Aspects of Adaptation -- 3. Adventure, Alienation, and Adaptation: The Subjective Experiences of Immigrant Life -- 4. Strangers in a Strange Land: Women and Their Families in Special Groups -- 5. Rural German-Speakers and Their Descendants: Reflections on Ethnicity in America -- App. A. Sources on German-Speaking Immigrant Women and Their Families -- App. B. German-Speakers as Immigrants and Midwest Residents: A Statistical Analysis.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 311 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0252021827 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0252064720 (paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog spatial "Middle West Rural conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Middle West Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Middle West".
- catalog subject "977/.0043 20".
- catalog subject "F358.2.G3 P53 1995".
- catalog subject "Farm life Middle West History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "German American women Middle West History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. "The Best Household Utensil": Women and Families before Emigration -- 2. Arriving, Settling In, and Surviving: Emigration and the Concrete Aspects of Adaptation -- 3. Adventure, Alienation, and Adaptation: The Subjective Experiences of Immigrant Life -- 4. Strangers in a Strange Land: Women and Their Families in Special Groups -- 5. Rural German-Speakers and Their Descendants: Reflections on Ethnicity in America -- App. A. Sources on German-Speaking Immigrant Women and Their Families -- App. B. German-Speakers as Immigrants and Midwest Residents: A Statistical Analysis.".
- catalog title "Contented among strangers: rural German-speaking women and their families in the nineteenth-century Midwest / Linda Schelbitzki Pickle.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".