Wheeling's Polonia: Reconstructing Polish Community in a West Virginia Steel Town

"William Hal Gorby's study of Wheeling's Polish community weaves together stories of immigrating, working, and creating a distinctly Polish-American community, or Polonia, in the heart of the Upper Ohio Valley steel industry. It addresses major topics in the history of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, while shifting from urban historians' traditional focus on large cities to a case study in a smaller Appalachian setting."--

Author: William Hal Gorby
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Published: 03/25/2020
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781949199406
ISBN10: 1949199401
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations

About the Author
William Hal Gorby is a teaching assistant professor of history and director of undergraduate advising at West Virginia University. He teaches courses on West Virginian, Appalachian, and American immigration history. He also consulted on the research and script editing for the Emmy-nominated PBS American Experience documentary The Mine Wars.