Serious nonsense: groundhog lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German heritage

"Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and...

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Main Author: Donner, William W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University Press [2016]
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Summary:"Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before mass and electronic media"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:xv, 164 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm
ISBN:9780271071183
0271071184

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