From its founding in 1901 to its death in 1918, the nationwide German-American Alliance sought to maintain and advertise points of German tradition in the USA. because the association grew in dimension and scope, it more and more stumbled on itself drawn into many of the extra arguable political, social, and diplomatic problems with the days. This examine is the 1st to chronicle the seventeen-year historical past of the association. It additionally examines how the Alliance's efforts function an instance of the numerous difficulties confronted through an ethnic association trying to safeguard its cultural id within the risky surroundings that may be American democracy.
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