Little Germans on the Prairie: Colonial Thought and German Settlement of the United States in Wilhelmine Youth Literature
Abstract
In German youth literature set on the North American frontier, authors construct a claim to a German America. In these texts Germans are presented as most worthy citizens and the ideal colonizers: moral and tolerant, racially superior, disinterested, establishing a colonial claim to the Americas, in particular to the North American West.
Suggested Citation
Maureen O. Gallagher. "Little Germans on the Prairie: Colonial Thought and German Settlement of the United States in Wilhelmine Youth Literature" Coalition of Women in German Annual Conference. Augusta, MI. Oct. 2011.
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