Maris R Thompson: 1 book

Book cover of Narratives of Immigration and Language Loss

Narratives of Immigration and Language Loss

Lessons from the German American Midwest

by Maris R. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2017

This book examines narratives of anti-German sentiment and language loss from German American communities in southwestern, Illinois. During World War I and II, government sponsored Americanization campaigns brought an abrupt end to German speaking practices in many communities across the Midwest....
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