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Subjects:

Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Summary:

In 1890, more than 100,000 Welsh-born immigrants resided in the United States. A majority of them were skilled laborers from the coal mines of Wales who had been recruited by American mining companies. Readily accepted by American society, Welsh immigrants experienced a unique process of acculturation. In the first history of this exceptional community, Ronald Lewis explores how Welsh immigrants made a significant contribution to the development of the American coal industry and how their rapid and successful assimilation affected Welsh American culture.

Contents:

Intro
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Emigration, Immigration
2 Superintendents, Networks, and Welsh Settlement Patterns
3 Community, Republicanism, and Social Mobility
4 Welsh American Cultural Institutions
5 Professional Inspectors for a Disaster-Prone Industry
6 Ethnic Conflict: The Welsh and Irish in Anthracite Country
7 The Slav ''Invasion'' and the Welsh ''Exodus''
8 Welsh American Union Leadership
9 From Nantymoel to Hollywood: The Incredible Journey of Mary Thomas
Epilogue: Americanization and Welsh Identity
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
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Local notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Other format:

Print version: Lewis, Ronald L. Welsh Americans

ISBN:

9780807887905
9780807832202

OCLC:

503447648