Sauerkraut, Suspenders, and the Swiss: A Political History of Green County's Swiss Colony, 1845-1945 Book

Contents

In Memoriam....................vi
Illustrations....................vii
PREFACE....................ix
1. A legacy of political involvement....................1
2. The first elections (1845-'53)....................7
3. Some Swiss become Republicans (1854-'59)....................17
4. Lincoln and the Civil War (1860-'67)....................30
5. Cheese changes the landscape (1868-'76)....................47
6. German press, Greenbacker politics (1877-'82)....................70
7. The LaFollette era begins (1884-'88)....................86
8. Ethnic pride and a new majority (1890-'94)....................100
9. New Glarus' most famous politician (1896-'98)....................117
10. Progressivism takes root (1900-'12)....................131
11. Swissness and loyalty (1914-'18)....................176
12. Wine, women, and song (1920-'28)....................206
13. Depression and war (1930-'45)....................247
Afterword....................309
Sources and additional notes....................313
Index....................330