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PublisherOhio State University Press
ISBN-100814205410
ISBN-139780814205419
eBay Product ID (ePID)652894
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Book TitlePolish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago : Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922
Number of Pages298 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
TopicSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorDominic A. Pacyga
Book SeriesUrban Life and Urban Landscape Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN90-025391
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal977.3/110049185
SynopsisHow did working-class immigrants from Poland create new communities in Chicago during the industrial age? This book explores the lives of immigrants in two iconic South Side Polish neighborhoods-the Back of the Yards and South Chicago-and the stockyards and steel mills in which they made their living. Pacyga shows how Poles forged communities on the South Side in an attempt to preserve the customs of their homeland; how through the development of churches, the building of schools, the founding of street gangs, and the opening of saloons they tried to recreate the feel of an Eastern European village. Through such institutions, Poles also were able to preserve their folk beliefs and family customs. But in time, the economic hardships of industrialization forced Poles to reach out to their non-Polish neighbors. And this led, in large part, to the organization of labor unions in Chicago's steel and meatpacking industries.
LC Classification NumberF548.9.P7P33 1991
