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South Slavs in Michigan /

The South Slavs of Michigan-Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosnian Muslims-are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. History has almost forgotten these immigrants, who were instrumental in developing the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cetinich, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The South Slavs of Michigan-Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosnian Muslims-are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. History has almost forgotten these immigrants, who were instrumental in developing the large urban centers of Michigan and the United States, and who specifically contributed to development of the auto industry and struck in 1913-1914 for better working conditions in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula. While labor problems were the primary obstacles confronting Michig.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 89 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-82) and index.
ISBN:9780870139024
0870139029
9781628961744
1628961740