German Footprints in America : Four Centuries of Immigration and Cultural Influence

"Often overlooked because of their high degree of assimilation, people of German descent are actually the largest single ethnic group in the United States. German culture is far more rooted in America than commonly thought. For example, hot dogs, hamburgers and beer wouldn't be classic American staples without German immigrants. In addition to enormous contributions to mainstream beer culture and food culture, they have also added to America's agriculture, religious values and economy. This history highlights German contributions to America, examining their roles from the earliest colonies through the settlement of the Old Northwest and past the Interwar Period. While most German immigrants belonged to the main Lutheran and Reformed churches, a diverse cast of immigrant groups is encountered, including Moravians, Huguenots, and Rhinelanders. Through them, discover the long-standing history of the German descendants and their impact in the United States beginning more than 200 years ago."-- Provided by publisher. England Sent German Metallurgist to America -- German Immigrants to Jamestown -- German Immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony -- New Netherland, New Sweden and New Jersey -- Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years' War -- Germans Fled Rhineland to America -- Jamestown Welcomed a German Explorer -- Quakers Migrate to Penn's Colony and Delaware Valley -- German Protestants Migrate to Colonial America -- France vs. England Conflict: Phase I Glorious Revolution -- Phase II: War of Spanish Succession: Queen Anne's War -- The Great Exodus of the Palatines and Conrad Weiser -- Phase III: War of Austrian Succession: King George's War -- Phase IV: French and Indian War and Bouquet's Royal Corps -- Pontiac's War, Bouquet's Regiment, and the Delaware Indians -- Germans and Scots-Irish Migrate to Virginia: Hite vs. Fairfax -- Germans in Colonial Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia -- The Great Wagon Road and the Carolina Road -- Quaker and German Longhunters and the Wilderness Road -- American Revolutionary War Soldiers of German Descent -- Germans Begin Migrating to Kentucky, Ohio, and the Old Northwest -- The Revolution of the 1848ers -- German Influx: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota -- Go West, Young Man: Louisiana, Oregon, California, and Texas -- Americans of German Heritage During World War I -- World War II German Rocket Scientists Immigrate to USA : 127 Exceptional Men / by James Evans Lyne -- Interview with a Contemporary German Immigrant Cover Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. England Sends German Metallurgist to America 2. German Immigrants to Jamestown 3. German Immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. New Netherland, New Sweden and New Jersey 5. Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years’ War 6. Germans Flee Rhineland for America 7. Jamestown Welcomes a German Explorer 8. Quakers Migrate to Penn’s Colony and Delaware Valley 9. German Protestants Migrate to Colonial America 10. France vs. England Conflict 11. Phase II: War of Spanish Succession 12. The Great Exodus of the Palatines and Conrad Weiser 13. Phase III: War of Austrian Succession 14. Phase IV 15. Pontiac’s War, Bouquet’s Regiment and the Delaware Indians 16. Germans and ­Scots-Irish Migrate to Virginia 17. Germans in Colonial Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia 18. The Great Wagon Road and the Carolina Road 19. Quaker and German Longhunters and the Wilderness Road 20. American Revolutionary War Soldiers of German Descent 21. Germans Begin Migrating to Kentucky, Ohio and the Old Northwest 22. The Revolution of the 1848-ers 23. German Influx 24. Go West, Young Man 25. Americans of German Heritage During World War I 26. World War II German Rocket Scientists Immigrate to USA 27. Interview with a Contemporary German Immigrant Appendix: Chronology Chapter Notes Bibliography Index