The Polish Community of New Britain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738537658)

Factory jobs in "the Hardware City of the World" began attracting Polish immigrants to New Britain in the 1890s. The Poles soon became the city's largest ethnic group, centering their family, business, social, cultural, and spiritual life on Broad Street. Their Polonia was unparalleled in New England. Three parishes and dozens of organizations shared a strong commitment to Polish education, military service, political representation, and "Dozynki" and "Dzien Zaduszny" traditions. Continuing waves of immigration contributed to Polonia's ceaseless self-renewal. The Polish Community of New Britain celebrates this magnetic vitality and cultural continuity with rare photographs drawn from family albums and local archives.

Author: Jonathan Shea, Barbara Proko
ISBN-10: 0738537659
ISBN-13: 9780738537658
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 03/02/2005
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.94w x 0.38d