Wheeling's Polonia Reconstructing Polish Community in a West Virginia Steel Town |
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| Author:
| Gorby, William Hal |
| Series title: | West Virginia and Appalachia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-949199-40-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | West Virginia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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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. At once a deeply textured evocation of the city's ethnic institutions and an engagement with large questions about belonging, change and justice, Wheeling's Polonia us an inspiring account of a diverse working-class culture and the immigrants who built it.
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. At once a deeply textured evocation of the city's ethnic institutions and an engagement with large questions about belonging, change and justice, Wheeling's Polonia us an inspiring account of a diverse working-class culture and the immigrants who built it.