Growing Up Slovak In America
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Growing Up Slovak In America
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Author : August Rokicak
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-12-16
Growing Up Slovak In America written by August Rokicak and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Growing Up On The South Side
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Author : M. Mark Stolarik
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Growing Up On The South Side written by M. Mark Stolarik and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Social Science categories.
The Slovak Americans
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Author : M. Mark Stolárik
language : en
Publisher: New York : Chelsea House
Release Date : 1988
The Slovak Americans written by M. Mark Stolárik and has been published by New York : Chelsea House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Slovak Americans categories.
Slovak Pittsburgh
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Author : Lisa A. Alzo
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Slovak Pittsburgh written by Lisa A. Alzo and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
No other city in the United States is home to more Slovaks than Pittsburgh. It is estimated that close to 100,000 Slovak immigrants came to the area in the 1890s looking for work and the chance for a better life. The hills and valleys of this new land reminded newcomers of the farms, forests, and mountains they left behind. They lived in neighborhoods close to their work, forming numerous cluster communities in such places as Braddock, Duquesne, Homestead, Munhall, the North Side, Rankin, and Swissvale. Once settled, Slovak immigrants founded their own churches, schools, fraternal benefit societies, and social clubs. Many of these organizations still enjoy an active presence in Pittsburgh today, serving to pass on the customs and traditions of the Slovak people. Through nearly 200 photographs, Slovak Pittsburgh celebrates the lives of those Slovaks who settled in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, and the rich heritage that is their legacy.
Immigration And Urbanization
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Author : M. Mark Stolarik
language : en
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
Release Date : 1989
Immigration And Urbanization written by M. Mark Stolarik and has been published by New York : AMS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Social Science categories.
Slovaks In The United States Of America
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Author : Joseph Stasko
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge, Ont. : Dobrá kniha
Release Date : 1974
Slovaks In The United States Of America written by Joseph Stasko and has been published by Cambridge, Ont. : Dobrá kniha this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Slovak Americans categories.
Out Of This Furnace
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Author : Thomas Bell
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 1941-03-15
Out Of This Furnace written by Thomas Bell and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941-03-15 with Fiction categories.
Out of This Furnace is Thomas Bell’s most compelling achievement. Its story of three generations of an immigrant Slovak family -- the Dobrejcaks -- still stands as a fresh and extraordinary accomplishment. The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive blundering career of Djuro Kracha. It tracks his arrival from the old country as he walked from New York to White Haven, his later migration to the steel mills of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair. The second generation is represented by Kracha’s daughter, Mary, who married Mike Dobrejcak, a steel worker. Their decent lives, made desperate by the inhuman working conditions of the mills, were held together by the warm bonds of their family life, and Mike’s political idealism set an example for the children. Dobie Dobrejcak, the third generation, came of age in the 1920s determined not to be sacrificed to the mills. His involvement in the successful unionization of the steel industry climaxed a half-century struggle to establish economic justice for the workers. Out of This Furnace is a document of ethnic heritage and of a violent and cruel period in our history, but it is also a superb story. The writing is strong and forthright, and the novel builds constantly to its triumphantly human conclusion.
Ethnic Pride American Patriotism
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Author : June Granatir Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2008-11-20
Ethnic Pride American Patriotism written by June Granatir Alexander and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-20 with Fiction categories.
Creating a community that respected tradition but adapted to new circumstances.
The Slovaks
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Author : Peter P. Jurchak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
The Slovaks written by Peter P. Jurchak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Czechoslovakia categories.
The Slovak Question
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Author : Michael Cude
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2022-06-14
The Slovak Question written by Michael Cude and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-14 with History categories.
Winner, 2022 SSA Best Book Prize The so-called Slovak question asked what place Slovaks held—or should have held—in the former state of Czechoslovakia. Formed in 1918 at the end of World War I from the remains of the Hungarian Empire, and reformed after ceasing to exist during World War II, the country would eventually split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia after the “Velvet Divorce” in 1993. In the meantime, the minority Slovaks often clashed with the majority Czechs over their role in the nation. The Slovak Question examines this debate from a transatlantic perspective. Explored through the relationship between Slovaks, Americans of Slovak heritage, and United States and Czechoslovakian policymakers, it shows how Slovak national activism in America helped the Slovaks establish a sense of independent identity and national political assertion after World War I. It also shows how Slovak American leaders influenced US policy by conceptualizing the United States and Slovakia as natural allies due to their connections through immigration. This process played a critical role in undermining attempts to establish a united Czechoslovakian identity and instead caused a divide between the two groups, which was exploited by Nazi Germany and then by other actors during the Cold War, and proved ultimately to be insurmountable.