In Palatines, Liberty, and Property A. G. Roeber explains why so
many Germans, when they faced critical choices in 1776, became
active supporters of the patriot cause. Employing a variety of
German-language sources and and following all the major German
migration streams, Roeber explores German conceptions of personal
and public property in the context of cultural and religious
beliefs, village life, and family concerns. Co-winner of the John
H. Dunning Prize from the American Historical Association, Roeber's
study of German-American settlements and their ideas about liberty
and property provides an unprecedented view of how non-English
culture and beliefs made their way from Europe to America.
"The most thoughtful and comprehensive study ever attempted of
the German migration to eighteenth-century America and how it
affected and was affected by the Revolution. Roeber's research on
German law and patterns of landholding has no parallel in
English-language scholarship. This is the one book that everyone
should read who wishes to understand the scope and significance of
the first massive voluntary migration of non-English speaking
settlers to British North America." -- John M. Murrin, Princeton
University
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