Petra Dewitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 1480548 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petra Dewitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petra |
| FAMILY NAME | Dewitt |
| SIGNATURE | DEWITT P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Keeping the Cause Alive
German Americans on the Middle Border
Moulton approaches the subject in a fast-paced and engaging style that she honed through years of newspaper reporting. Her interest in the handcarts grew in part out of her husband having handcart pioneer ancestors and from her own long-standing interest in overland emigration. The book is at its best when she draws upon her strengths, including her own expertise regarding the trail and trail narratives, and allows individuals to speak for themse…
Patriotic Murder
Patriotic Murder: A World War I Hate Crime for Uncle Sam Patriotic Murder: A World War I Hate Crime for Uncle Sam. By Peter Stehman. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2018. xvi, 277 pp. $29.95.) Petra DeWitt Petra DeWitt Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 106, Issue 2, September 2019, Pages 507–508, https:…
Clear and Present Danger”
During the Great War the frenzy to control opposition to war resulted in several efforts to limit freedom of speech. State legislation, gubernatorial proclamations, and municipal ordinances had the immediate impact of controlling dissent, but the cessation of the war ended such activities. Congressional passage of the Espionage Act in 1917 changed this dynamic and left behind a long-term legacy. Several cases argued on behalf of defendants impris…
German Propaganda and U.S. Neutrality in World War I
The long way home
The long way home
Clear and Present Danger”
During the Great War the frenzy to control opposition to war resulted in several efforts to limit freedom of speech. State legislation, gubernatorial proclamations, and municipal ordinances had the immediate impact of controlling dissent, but the cessation of the war ended such activities. Congressional passage of the Espionage Act in 1917 changed this dynamic and left behind a long-term legacy. Several cases argued on behalf of defendants impris…
German Propaganda and U.S. Neutrality in World War I
Patriotic Murder
Patriotic Murder: A World War I Hate Crime for Uncle Sam Patriotic Murder: A World War I Hate Crime for Uncle Sam. By Peter Stehman. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2018. xvi, 277 pp. $29.95.) Petra DeWitt Petra DeWitt Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 106, Issue 2, September 2019, Pages 507–508, https:…
German Americans on the Middle Border
Moulton approaches the subject in a fast-paced and engaging style that she honed through years of newspaper reporting. Her interest in the handcarts grew in part out of her husband having handcart pioneer ancestors and from her own long-standing interest in overland emigration. The book is at its best when she draws upon her strengths, including her own expertise regarding the trail and trail narratives, and allows individuals to speak for themse…
Keeping the Cause Alive
History (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (2 works) · Economic history (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · German (2 works)