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

Author/creator Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 395 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 359-384) and index.
LCCN 2008009930
ISBN9780807832202 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807832200 (cloth : alk. paper)