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Serious Nonsense: Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage - Keystone Books Donner, William W. (Professor, Kutztown University)
Serious Nonsense: Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage - Keystone Books
Donner, William W. (Professor, Kutztown University)
Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before mass and electronic media.
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| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 15, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271071183 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 213 × 15 mm · 272 g |