At a time in U.S. history when negative stereotypes and
prejudices toward the Germans in Pennsylvania abounded, Benjamin
Rush's account sought to redeem their image in the eyes of
Americans--both citizens and leaders. Rush uses sixteen points to
discuss his observation of the habits and culture of the
Pennsylvania Germans, portraying them as hardworking and
industrious farmers, opposed to debt and excess.
Published in 1789, just one year after the ratification of the
U.S. Constitution, this account remains as part of an
eighteenth-century narrative that stressed the virtues of
Jeffersonian Republican ideals, which Rush held strongly. His
positive generalizations about Pennsylvania German diet, material
culture, work ethic, religion, hospitality, and other manners came
from experience working with the members of the community, and are
put forth to reinforce the group as an example of citizenship to
others. The volume concludes with a call to citizens of the United
States, and national and state legislators, to see the Pennsylvania
Germans as a model for upholding the republican virtues of industry
and economy.
Benjamin Rush's brief account is accompanied, in this reprint of
an 1875 edition, by extensive notes, a preface, and appendixes
written by the Pennsylvania historian I. Daniel Rupp.
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