The Trial of Frederick Eberle : Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830.

In the summer of 1816, the state of Pennsylvania tried fifty-nine German-Americans on charges of conspiracy and rioting. The accused had, according to the indictment, conspired to prevent with physical force the introduction of the English language into the largest German church in North America, Ph...

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Main Author: Baer, Friederike
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2008.
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