This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.
At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.
This vintage book contains the second instalment of Henryk Sienkiewicz's "The Trilogy", "Fire in the Steppe". A thrilling historical romp involving love, kidnap, war, and treachery, this novel is not to be missed by fans of historical fiction and collectors of Sienkiewicz's seminal work. Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) was a Polish journalist and novelist. He is most famous for his historical novels, notably "Quo Vadis", a best-seller published in 1896. Sienkiewicz won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive and we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition. This book was first published in 1888.
A sweeping panorama of horse-related history and lore that will appeal to readers of all ages, this illustrated book profiles race horses, working and war horses, various breeds, and much more.
