{"product_id":"slovaks-of-the-greater-mahoning-susan-j-summers-9780738582597","title":"Slovaks of the Greater Mahoning Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of these immigrants to northeastern Ohio and their role in the development of the Mahoning Valley is told through rare and vintage images.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo many people, the sight of a sky aglow with flame, clouds of smoke, and the smell of sulfur in the air would bring thoughts of sermons about brimstone, fire, and punishment for a life of sin. But Slovak immigrants fleeing poverty in Europe saw a picture of hope and prosperity as they came to the Mahoning Valley of northeastern Ohio in response to the promise of jobs and good pay in the steel mills. These mills stretched in an almost unbroken chain from Warren, Ohio, through Youngstown and Campbell and on into Sharon and Farrell, Pennsylvania. From the 1870s, when the first Slovaks came to this area, to the present, there is no part of American life in which these Slovak Americans have not thrived while living the American Dream. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan J. Summers, Loretta A. Ekoniak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 073858259X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738582597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.63w x 0.30d","brand":"Susan J. Summers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947052138751,"sku":"9780738582597","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e236a992-2393-48a1-b0d8-763897081a5a.jpg?v=1681516425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slovaks-of-the-greater-mahoning-susan-j-summers-9780738582597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}