Growing Up Slovak In America
Author | : August Rokicak |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2010-12-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1456800310 |
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Author | : August Rokicak |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2010-12-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1456800310 |
Author | : M. Mark Stolarik |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lisa A. Alzo |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total 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.
Author | : Toni Brendel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : 9781932043495 |
A look into the life of Brendel's Slovak family, who settled in Price County, Wisconsin, around the turn of the century. In examining her grandmother's life, Brendel reflects a Slovak family history symbolic of many of the immigrants who came from Eastern Europe.
Author | : Thomas Bell |
Publisher | : [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total 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.
Author | : E W Borgoyne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2020-11-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
It was the turn of the 20th Century. Millions of Eastern Europeans were coming to America for economic opportunity taking jobs in the coal mines, steel mills, and railroads as unskilled laborers. With technological advancements, some saw the opportunity to move into skilled employment. They brought their religion, language, and traditions with them-their ethnic characteristics-to the new communities where they settled. For Slovaks, in general, the new neighborhoods were mostly located in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The old country was called Austria-Hungary, but many Slovaks did not consider themselves Austrian nor Hungarian. Then a war began in Europe, and the Slovaks had to discover their own identity. Their employers took advantage of them, but they provided the means to experience the American Dream. They became naturalized US citizens and enjoyed the economic boom of the 1920s. Then an economic collapse, and many had to figure out a path to their own recovery. Then another war in Europe, and the Slovak immigrants sent their sons and daughters to fight for their country. They came back and started the baby boom of the 1950s.This is a story of two Slovak immigrant families during the first half of the 20th Century. The Trepak and Borgony families settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Author | : Steve Piskor |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2012-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0578099896 |
The book is a documented history of Hungarian-Slovak Gypsies that came to America over 120 years ago, they brought to America the traditional Hungarian Gypsy music they and their ancestors played in Europe for hundreds of years. They are directly linked to Europe's finest Gypsy musicians. From the villages of Hungary, this music was brought to America to make our hearts sing. It is part of world roots music. Piskor tells us, using words and striking photographs, the inside story about his Gypsy family and friends, and warns us of cultural treasures we may be losing. --Professor Steve Balkin, Roosevelt University I encourage you to acquire a book long overdue when concerning American-Hungarian music. Gypsy Violins is a significant historical document for anyone who has danced or listened to a cs rd s or any other Magyar folk music. --Tibor Check Jr. William Penn Life Magazine Congratulations on your new book! Incredibly valuable. --Professor Ian Hancock Ph.D.
Author | : Pavol Dobšinský |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This book is a superb presentation of Slovak literature and art: give this Slovak national monument to your progeny and friends, and to America at large.
Author | : Konštantín Čulen |
Publisher | : |
Total 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.
Author | : Sarah Hinlicky Wilson |
Publisher | : Thornbush Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-04-23 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1736013602 |
Once upon a time an American girl moved to a little town in Slovakia. And she fell in love with the country, and with a boy. And then another boy. And then about a dozen boys fell in love with her. Many linguistic and romantic antics ensued, and a happy ending unlike any she could have foreseen. This is a story for everyone—the armchair traveler and the real one, the lover of love stories and the connoisseur of culture clash—but above all, it’s a story for anyone who is always homesick for somewhere else.