Author: Thomas Capek
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Category : Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Author: David Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150173458X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668

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"An ocean of consolation" was what one young Irish emigrant in rural Australia called a letter from his father in County Clare in 1855. Similar strength of feeling is often found in the intriguing letters that David Fitzpatrick has unearthed for this extraordinary collection. Oceans of Consolation offers historians and family researchers novel and sophisticated ways of reading old letters. It opens to us the daily preoccupations of ordinary women and men with little education and fewer material possessions, as they try to overcome the separation from family and friends created by emigration. Fitzpatrick includes the personal correspondence of fourteen families of Irish emigrants in the Australian colonies, giving equal attention to letters to and from Australia. He reproduces in full more than one hundred letters dating from 1843 to 1906, and includes a generous selection of contemporary engravings and photographs. Fitzpatrick's detailed commentaries offer biographical narratives for all of these emigrants, tracing their Irish backgrounds and Australian careers. Parting company with editors of comparable collections, he pays special attention to the words and idiom by which letterwriters expressed their everyday concerns and sought or offered reassurance and advice. He believes that personal letters provide not only unique evidence of the hopes and fears of emigrants but also an important avenue for exploring popular Irish culture.

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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Author: Miloslav Rechcigl
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1467026328
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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This 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: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1016

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Author: Anna Tolman Smith
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Category : Agricultural colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 956

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Author: Arthur Coleman Monahan
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Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Author: Horace Adelbert Hollister
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Category : High schools
Languages : en
Pages : 998

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Author: United States. Bureau of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 962

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Author: Detroit Public Library
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1212

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