Migliazzo, Arlin C. To Make This Land Our Own: Community, Identity, and Cultural Adaptation in Purrysburg Township, South Carolina, 1732-1865

Authors

Michael Dondzila, University of Delaware

Keywords

Switzerland, Swiss history, European history

Abstract

To Make This Land Our Own sets out to expand upon a growing historiography of community studies that diverge from the more traditional Puritan, New England model. Purrysburg, South Carolina looked a good deal different than many other communities in early America. One of its peculiarities was the ethnic diversity of the first generation. Many from Switzerland (with ethnic affinities leaning toward either the French or German) and a smattering of Italians, English and Germans, these early pioneers adhered to different Christian tenants, spoke different languages, and held different cultural norms. Such ethnic diversity highlights a theme Migliazzo teases throughout his work.

Recommended Citation

Dondzila, Michael (2012) "Migliazzo, Arlin C. To Make This Land Our Own: Community, Identity, and Cultural Adaptation in Purrysburg Township, South Carolina, 1732-1865," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 48: No. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol48/iss3/6