Minds of the West

by Jon Gjerde

Book Overview

In the century preceding World War I, the American Middle West drew thousands of migrants both from Europe and from the northeastern United States. In the American mind, the region represented a place where social differences could be muted and a distinctly American culture created. Many of the European groups, however, viewed the Midwest as an area of opportunity because it allowed them to retain cultural and religious traditions from their homelands...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807848077
• ISBN13: 9780807848074
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"