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Cook Bernard A |
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Titolo |
Belgians in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard A. Cook |
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East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (119 p.) |
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Collana |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Belgian Americans - Michigan - History |
Flemish Americans - Michigan - History |
Immigrants - Michigan - History |
Belgian Americans - Michigan - Social conditions |
Belgian Americans - Michigan - Social life and customs |
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Michigan Ethnic relations |
Michigan Social conditions |
Michigan Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Sidebars; Appendices; Preface; Belgian Immigration; A Short History of Belgium; Belgian National Anthem; The Earliest Belgians in America; The First Belgian to Reach Michigan; Getting to Detroit; Belgian Emigration to Michigan, 1830-1870; Belgian Immigrants in Michigan, 1860-1930; Belgian-American All-American Athlete; Belgian Horses; "Buffalo"; Pigeon Racing; The Belgian National Holiday and Flag; Camille Cools, Founder of the Gazette van Detroit; The Social World of the Belgians in Michigan; Mussels and Beer at the Cadieux CafeĢ; Flemish Culture; Jazz Accordionist; The Flemish Lion |
Leading Belgian Families in MichiganCongressman Rabaut's Speech on Behalf of Inserting "In God We Trust" into the Pledge of Allegiance; Belgians in Michigan Today; Belgian Food; Bien (A Card Game); Ethnic Organizations; Notes; For Further Reference; Index |
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At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Michigan was home to the second-largest Belgian population in the United States, and Detroit had |
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one of the largest Belgian populations in the nation. Although immigration declined after World War I, the Belgian- American community is still prominent in the state. Political, religious, and economic conditions, including a nineteenth- century economic depression, helped motivate the move to America. Belgians brought with them the ability and willingness to innovate, as well as a tradition of hard work and devotion. The Gazette van Detroit, a Flemis |
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