Slovak Pittsburgh
Title | Slovak Pittsburgh PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa A. Alzo |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738549088 |
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.
The Peoples of Pennsylvania
Title | The Peoples of Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | David E. Washburn |
Publisher | Inquiry International |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Minorities |
ISBN | 9780822942061 |
The Slovaks and the Pittsburgh Pact
Title | The Slovaks and the Pittsburgh Pact PDF eBook |
Author | Slovak Catholic Federation of America |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1934 |
Genre | Czecho-Slovak pact (May 30. 1918, Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
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The Development of the Slovak Community in Pittsburgh, 1880-1920
Title | The Development of the Slovak Community in Pittsburgh, 1880-1920 PDF eBook |
Author | Casper Molchan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Slovaks |
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The Unmelting Ethnic
Title | The Unmelting Ethnic PDF eBook |
Author | Greg M. Chaklos |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Immigrants |
ISBN |
Out of this Furnace
Title | Out of this Furnace PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Bell |
Publisher | [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
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, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair.
The Immigrant Church and Community
Title | The Immigrant Church and Community PDF eBook |
Author | June Granatir Alexander |
Publisher | Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |