Description:
The nine essays collected in A Peculiar Mixture explore how the various cultural expressions of German speakers helped them bridge regional, religious, and denominational divides and eventually find a way to partake in America's emerging national identity.
Brief description: Jan Stievermann is Professor of the History of Christianity in North America at the University of Heidelberg.
Review Quotes:
"The essays in this book make a strong case for understanding the immigrant experiences of the Germans who came to America in the eighteenth century through the lens of cultural history, abetted by material culture, the history of the book, and close literary analysis. This is a deeply informative book and one that deserves broad attention."
--David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School