Wheeling's Polonia :: reconstructing Polish community in a West Virginia steel town /
"William Hal Gorby's study of Wheeling's Polish community weaves together stories of immigrating, working, and creating a distinctly Polish-American community, or Polonia, in the heart of the Upper Ohio Valley steel industry. It addresses major topics in the history of the United Stat...
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| contents | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. "Wheeling Might Appropriately Be Called a Polish City": A Local Look at the Polish Migration, 1870-1915 -- 2. "There Has Always Been a Tough Element in That Section": Work, Culture, and Society in South Wheeling and Benwood -- 3. The Heart of the Community: Polish Catholics at St. Ladislaus Parish, 1890-1917 -- 4. Finding a Good Job and a Good Union for Polonia: Polish Workers within Wheeling's Labor Movement, 1890-1915 5. Proving Their Loyalty: Wheeling's Polish Immigrants during World War I -- 6. Struggling for Economic Security: Polonia during the 1919 Steel Strike and the Roaring Twenties -- 7. Polonia Adapts to the "New Era" of the 1920s -- 8. Moonshiners and Bootleggers: New Immigrants and the Selective Enforcement of Prohibition in Wheeling -- 9. Polonia in the Great Depression and the Rise of the CIO at Wheeling Steel -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| title_sub | reconstructing Polish community in a West Virginia steel town / |
| topic | Polish Americans West Virginia Wheeling History. Polish Americans West Virginia Wheeling Social life and customs. Américains d'origine polonaise Virginie-Occidentale Wheeling Histoire. Américains d'origine polonaise Virginie-Occidentale Wheeling Murs et coutumes. Emigration and immigration fast Polish Americans fast Polish Americans Social life and customs fast |
| topic_facet | Polish Americans West Virginia Wheeling History. Polish Americans West Virginia Wheeling Social life and customs. Wheeling (W. Va.) History. Immigrants West Virginia Wheeling History. Poland Emigration and immigration History. United States Emigration and immigration History. Américains d'origine polonaise Virginie-Occidentale Wheeling Histoire. Américains d'origine polonaise Virginie-Occidentale Wheeling Murs et coutumes. États-Unis Émigration et immigration Histoire. Emigration and immigration Polish Americans Polish Americans Social life and customs Poland United States West Virginia Wheeling Electronic books. History |
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