Devotion to the adopted country : U.S. immigrant volunteers in the Mexican War /

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In Devotion to the Adopted Country, Tyler V. Johnson looks at the efforts of Americas Democratic Party and Catholic leadership to use the service of immigrant volunteers in the U.S. Mexican War as a weapon against nativism and anti-Catholicism. Each chapter focuses on one of the five major events or...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, Tyler V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, 2012copyright 2012.
Temas:
1800-1899
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Participation, Immigrant.
Nativism > History > 19th century.
Anti-Catholicism > United States > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Participation, Irish-American.
Irish American Catholics > History > 19th century.
Catholics > United States > History > 19th century.
Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848 > Participation des immigrants.
Mouvements nativistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Anticatholicisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Catholiques américains d'origine irlandaise > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Catholiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Anti-Catholicism
Catholics
Immigrants
Irish American Catholics
Military participation > Immigrant
Military participation > Irish American
Nativism
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. "To Stop the Mouths of Mendacious Croakers" Defeating Nativists through Enlistment
  • Chapter 2. The Most Valuable Men: Immigrants on Campaign in Mexico
  • Chapter 3. Defending the Fatherland: Proving Loyalty in Combat
  • Chapter 4. "A Most Disgraceful and Violent Encounter" Damage Control of the Jasper Greens Riot
  • Chapter 5. "Eminent and Beloved Chaplains": Fathers John McElroy and Anthony Rey in the Army
  • Chapter 6. Laurels Won by Adopted Citizens Ethnic Memory of the War
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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