Wittke, Carl — The German-Language Press in America

Lexington, Kentucky, University of Kentucky Press, 1957. Hardcover. Black cloth boards, white and gilt lettering; 311 pp. Contents include: 1. Introduction. -- 2. Colonial and early national period. -- 3. Before the Forty-Eighters came. -- 4. The revolution of 1848-1849. -- 5. The Forty-Eighter renaissance. -- 6. The radical press. -- 7. Public issues before the Civil War. -- 8. Public issues (1861-1900). -- 9. Official organs. -- 10. Prosperity decades. -- 11. The forces of Americanization. -- 12. The tragedy of war. -- 13. The darkest hour. -- 14. The struggle for survival. Includes bibliographical references. VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Light age toning. Pages are otherwise clean and clear.) .