A History of the Poles in America to 1908: Part IV,Poles in the Central and Western States

Kruszka, Wacaw, Jankowski, Krystyna, James S. Pula, et. al., editor

ISBN 10: 0813209234 / ISBN 13: 9780813209234

Published by Catholic Univ of Amer Pr, 2001

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Synopsis:

This is the fourth and final volume of the translation of Father Waclaw Kruszka's monumental history of the Poles in the United States. Concentrating on the Polish settlements in the central states--Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas--and the far western states, Kruszka continues his study of the largest Slavic group of the turn-of-the-century immigration. The volume includes an extensive index of all volumes in the series.

Kruszka was a Catholic priest and Polish nationalist who immigrated to the United States in 1893. His purpose in writing the Historya Polska w Ameryca was to chronicle the history of the Polish communities in America in such a way that their contribution to the development of America and the Church would become widely known.

""Father Kruszka's History of the Poles in America is the magnum opus of a prolific author and offers readers the insights and opinions of an immigrant intellectual focused on the largest Slavic immigration. Now more a primary than secondary source, the work has a unique value since Kruszka had access to documents since lost, as well as broad personal acquaintances with clerical leadership of these numerous newcomers at the height of their entry into the United States. . . . The History offers an all-too-rare sense of the flavor of life in a new ethnic community by an intellectual from the leading stratum of this largely peasant group. For scholars the volumes, enriched by the notation, offer a readable and stimulating source of information on the formative years of American Polonia.""--Catholic Historical Review

James S. Pula, dean of the Metropolitan College at The Catholic University of America, led the team of scholars who edited these translations.

""The entire quartet of volumes, ably translated from Kruszka's original Polish by Krystyna Jankowski, represents a significant landmark in the continuing progress of Polonian historical scholarship...Taken as a whole, Kruszka's efforts constitute a solid foundation on which to build in the field of Polish immigration studies.""- Robert Szymczak, Journal of American Ethnic History

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of the Poles in America to 1908: ...
Publisher: Catholic Univ of Amer Pr
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good