Belgians in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard A. Cook

• Autore: Cook Bernard A
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.4/0043932
• Soggetto topico: Belgian Americans - Michigan - History; Flemish Americans - Michigan - History; Immigrants - Michigan - History; Belgian Americans - Michigan - Social conditions; Belgian Americans - Michigan - Social life and customs
• Soggetto geografico: Michigan Ethnic relations; Michigan Social conditions; Michigan Social life and customs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Café; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Michigan was home to the second-largest Belgian population in the United States, and Detroit had 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Belgians in Michigan
• ISBN: 1-60917-022-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789904103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discovering the peoples of Michigan.