03530nam 2200745 a 450 991077796120332120200520144314.01-4696-0581-30-8078-8790-0(CKB)1000000000764479(EBL)454822(OCoLC)503447648(SSID)ssj0000270275(PQKBManifestationID)11214617(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270275(PQKBWorkID)10261249(PQKB)10357218(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245675(MdBmJHUP)muse28036(Au-PeEL)EBL454822(CaPaEBR)ebr10310783(CaONFJC)MIL930071(MiAaPQ)EBC454822(EXLCZ)99100000000076447920080304d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWelsh Americans[electronic resource] a history of assimilation in the coalfields /Ronald L. LewisChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20081 online resource (408 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4696-1489-8 0-8078-3220-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-384) and index.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.In 1890, more than 100,000 Welsh-born immigrants resided in the United States. A majority of them were skilled laborers from the coal mines of Wales who had been recruited by American mining companies. Readily accepted by American society, Welsh immigrants experienced a unique process of acculturation. In the first history of this exceptional community, Ronald Lewis explores how Welsh immigrants made a significant contribution to the development of the American coal industry and how their rapid and successful assimilation affected Welsh American culture.Lewis describes how Welsh immigrWelsh AmericansCultural assimilationWelsh AmericansEthnic identityWelsh AmericansSocial conditionsWelsh AmericansHistoryImmigrantsUnited StatesHistoryCoal minersUnited StatesHistoryCoal mines and miningSocial aspectsUnited StatesHistoryMiddle WestEthnic relationsPennsylvaniaEthnic relationsWest VirginiaEthnic relationsWelsh AmericansCultural assimilation.Welsh AmericansEthnic identity.Welsh AmericansSocial conditions.Welsh AmericansHistory.ImmigrantsHistory.Coal minersHistory.Coal mines and miningSocial aspectsHistory.973.0491/66Lewis Ronald L.1940-871534MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777961203321Welsh Americans3761804UNINA