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German Immigrants Came To America For Two Main Reasons: To Seek Opportunities In The New World, And To Avoid Political And Economic Problems In Europe. In German Settlement In Missouri, Robyn Burnett And Ken Luebbering Demonstrate The Crucial Role That The German Immigrants And Their Descendants Played In The Settlement And Development Of Missouri's Architectural, Political, Religious, Economic, And Social Landscape. Relying Heavily On Unpublished Memoirs, Letters, Diaries, And Official Records, The Authors Provide Important New Narratives And Firsthand Commentary From The Immigrants Themselves. Between 1800 And 1919, More Than 7 Million People Came To The United States From German-speaking Lands. The German Immigrants Established Towns As They Moved Up The Missouri River Into The Frontier, Resuming Their Traditional Ways As They Settled. As A Result, The Culture Of The Frontier Changed Dramatically. The Germans Farmed Differently From Their American Neighbors. They Started Vineyards And Wineries, Published German-language Newspapers, And Entered Missouri Politics. The Decades Following The Civil War Brought The Golden Age Of German Culture In The State. The Populations Of Many Sma

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Author

Robyn Burnett and Ken Luebbering

Publisher

Columbia: University of Missouri Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826210944

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.5 / 5 (30 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14