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Author: Vera Laska
Publisher: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana Publications
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of the Czechs in the United States in chronological format with a selection of illustrative documents, appendices, and a bibliography.
Author: Thomas Capek
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ISBN-13: 9780722248195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Miloslav Rechcigl Jr.
Publisher: Author House
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 561
ISBN-13: 1481757067
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCzech American Timeline chronicles important events bearing on Czech-American history, from the earliest known entry of a Czech on American soil to date. This comprehensive chronology depicts the dazzling epic history of Czech colonists, settlers, as well as early visitors, and their descendants, starting in 1519, with Hernn Corts soldier Johann Berger in Mexico, and in 1528, the Jchymov miners in Haiti, through the escapades of Bohemian Jesuits in Latin America in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bohemian and Moravian pioneer settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) in the 17th century and the extraordinary mission work of Moravian Brethren in the 18th century, to the mass migration of Czechs from the Habsburg Empire in the second half of the 19th and the early part of the 20th centuries and the contemporary exodus of Czechs from Nazism and Communism. Historically, this is the first serious undertaking of its kind. This is an invaluable reference to all researchers and students of Czech-American history, as well as to professionals and amateurs of Czech-American genealogy, and to individuals interested in immigration and cultural history, in general.
Author: Miloslav Rechcigl Jr.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2016-11-10
Total Pages: 870
ISBN-13: 1524619906
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the Czech ambassador to the United States, H. E. Petr Gandalovic noted in his foreword to this book that Mla Rechcgl has written a monumental work representing a culmination of his life achievement as a historian of Czech America. The Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech American Biography is a unique and unparalleled publication. The enormity of this undertaking is reflected in the fact that it covers a universe, starting a few decades after the discovery of the New World, through the escapades and significant contributions of Bohemian Jesuits and Moravian brethren in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the mass migration of the Czechs after the revolutionary year of 1848, and up to the early years of the twentieth century and the influx of refugees from Nazism and communism. The encyclopedia has been planned as a representative, a comprehensive and authoritative reference tool, encompassing over 7,500 biographies. This prodigious and unparalleled encyclopedic vade mecum, reflecting enduring contributions of notable Americans with Czech roots, is not only an invaluable tool for all researchers and students of Czech American history but is also a carte blanche for the Czech Republic, which considers Czech Americans as their own and as a part of its magnificent cultural history.
Author: John Powell
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 143811012X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents an illustrated A-Z reference containing more than 300 entries related to immigration to North America, including people, places, legislation, and more.
Author: Miloslav Rechcigl
Publisher: Author House
Published: 2011-10-20
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1467026328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a comprehensive bibliography of publications relating to Czechs in America, from the earliest time since the discovery of the New World to date, covering their settlement, community life and their contributions to their host country. Although emphasis is on English titles, including books, as well as articles, the relevant titles in Czech language have also been included, particularly in those areas where there is a paucity of English titles. English translations of the Czech titles were normally placed in parentheses. To assure maximum utility, the bibliography has been organized and classified into specific sectors by subject. Under most major headings, general surveys are listed first, followed by more specific categories, which have, in turn, been subdivided into subcategories. Individual entries in all sections are arranged chronologically. Under most subject areas separate biographical sections were added, comprising individuals of note in the respective fields. Apart from providing information on just about every aspect of human endeavor, it is hoped that it will induce serious students and scholars to do more work in areas that have not been adequately researched.
Author: Carol Kammen
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2012-10-12
Total Pages: 668
ISBN-13: 0759120501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. The second edition highlights local history practice in each U.S. state and Canadian province.
Author: Miloslav Rechcígl
Publisher: Eastern European Monographs
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 346
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is a collection of Dr. Rechcigl's essays, surveys, and personal insights relating to the history and the contributions of Czech and Slovak immigrants in America. The texts traces the Bohemian and Moravian pioneers in Colonial America, the Moravian Brethren, the first Slovaks in America, and the Jewish pioneer settlers from the territory of former Czechoslovakia. Rechcigl also emphasizes the the Bohemian, Moravian and Slovak contributions to American science and scholarship.
Author: Elliott Robert Barkan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2013-01-17
Total Pages: 3748
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis encyclopedia is a unique collection of entries covering the arrival, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into American culture from the 1500s to 2010. Few topics inspire such debate among American citizens as the issue of immigration in the United States. Yet, it is the steady influx of foreigners into America over 400 years that has shaped the social character of the United States, and has favorably positioned this country for globalization. Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration is a chronological study of the migration of various ethnic groups to the United States from 1500 to the present day. This multivolume collection explores dozens of immigrant populations in America and delves into major topical issues affecting different groups across time periods. For example, the first author of the collection profiles African Americans as an example of the effects of involuntary migrations. A cross-disciplinary approach—derived from the contributions of leading scholars in the fields of history, sociology, cultural development, economics, political science, law, and cultural adaptation—introduces a comparative analysis of customs, beliefs, and character among groups, and provides insight into the impact of newcomers on American society and culture.
Author: Carlos E. Cortés
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2013-08-15
Total Pages: 4420
ISBN-13: 1506332781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive title is among the first to extensively use newly released 2010 U.S. Census data to examine multiculturalism today and tomorrow in America. This distinction is important considering the following NPR report by Eyder Peralta: "Based on the first national numbers released by the Census Bureau, the AP reports that minorities account for 90 percent of the total U.S. growth since 2000, due to immigration and higher birth rates for Latinos." According to John Logan, a Brown University sociologist who has analyzed most of the census figures, "The futures of most metropolitan areas in the country are contingent on how attractive they are to Hispanic and Asian populations." Both non-Hispanic whites and blacks are getting older as a group. "These groups are tending to fade out," he added. Another demographer, William H. Frey with the Brookings Institution, told The Washington Post that this has been a pivotal decade. "We’re pivoting from a white-black-dominated American population to one that is multiracial and multicultural." Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia explores this pivotal moment and its ramifications with more than 900 signed entries not just providing a compilation of specific ethnic groups and their histories but also covering the full spectrum of issues flowing from the increasingly multicultural canvas that is America today. Pedagogical elements include an introduction, a thematic reader’s guide, a chronology of multicultural milestones, a glossary, a resource guide to key books, journals, and Internet sites, and an appendix of 2010 U.S. Census Data. Finally, the electronic version will be the only reference work on this topic to augment written entries with multimedia for today’s students, with 100 videos (with transcripts) from Getty Images and Video Vault, the Agence France Press, and Sky News, as reviewed by the media librarian of the Rutgers University Libraries, working in concert with the title’s editors.
