Slovaks in America
Title | Slovaks in America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Slovak Americans |
ISBN |
History of Slovaks in America
Title | History of Slovaks in America PDF eBook |
Author | Konštantín Čulen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 411 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Immigrants |
ISBN | 9780965193221 |
Hardcover book with Dusk jacket cover (front and back) depicting scenes of Slovak life in America. The dust jacket has not yet been designed.
Slovaks of Chicagoland
Title | Slovaks of Chicagoland PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. Fasiang |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1467111791 |
An engaging pictorial history of the Slovak community in Chicagoland, documenting their journeys and struggles through rare and vintage images. The story of Slovak Americans in Chicagoland is a tale of the American dream. In a few short years, emigrants from Slovakia with little to their names came to the United States and succeeded beyond their highest hopes. This fascinating story of rags to riches has been documented in historical photographs in Images of America: Slovaks of Chicagoland. Many Slovaks came to America with few assets, no more than a sixth-grade education, and no knowledge of the English language. They went to school and became naturalized citizens. Many took menial jobs in stockyards, steel mills, and oil refineries. They saved their money and opened grocery stores, banks, construction firms, and other businesses. Slovaks built beautiful churches, quality schools, and recreational facilities. They raised their families to be proud Americans and incorporated traditions from Slovakia into their daily lives, including the important role of religion.
The Slovak Americans
Title | The Slovak Americans PDF eBook |
Author | M. Mark Stolárik |
Publisher | New York : Chelsea House |
Pages | 109 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Slovak Americans |
ISBN | 9780791002780 |
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 Czecho-Slovaks in America
Title | The Czecho-Slovaks in America PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Dexter Miller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Americanization |
ISBN |
Slovaks in the United States of America
Title | Slovaks in the United States of America PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Stasko |
Publisher | Cambridge, Ont. : Dobrá kniha |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Slovak Americans |
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