Welsh Americans : a history of assimilation in the coalfields

Welsh Americans : a history of assimilation in the coalfields / Ronald L. Lewis.

Author/creator	Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Description	x, 395 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Welsh Americans--Cultural assimilation. Welsh Americans--Ethnic identity. Welsh Americans--Social conditions. Welsh Americans--History. Immigrants--United States --History. Coal miners--United States --History. Coal mines and mining--Social aspects --United States --History. Middle West--Ethnic relations. Pennsylvania--Ethnic relations. West Virginia--Ethnic relations.

Contents	Emigration, immigration -- Superintendents, networks, and Welsh settlement patterns -- Community, republicanism, and social mobility -- Welsh American cultural institutions -- Professional inspectors for a disaster-prone industry -- Ethnic conflict : the Welsh and Irish in anthracite country -- The Slav "invasion" and the Welsh "exodus" -- Welsh American union leadership -- From Nantymoel to Hollywood : the incredible journey of Mary Thomas -- Epilogue: Americanization and Welsh identity.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-384) and index.
LCCN	2008009930
ISBN	9780807832202 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807832200 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 184.W4 L49 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold