The Names of John Gergen: Immigrant Identities in Early Twentieth-Century St. Louis

by Benjamin Moore

Rescued from the dumpster of a boarded-up house, the yellowing scraps of a young migrant's schoolwork provided Benjamin Moore with the jumping-off point for this study of migration, memory, and identity. Centering on the compelling story of its eponymous subject, The Names of John Gergen examines the converging governmental and institutional forces that affected the lives of migrants in the industrial neighborhoods of South St. Louis in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826222277
• ISBN13: 9780826222275
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"