Calvinists Incorporated : Welsh Immigrants on Ohio's Industrial Frontier Paperback / softback
by Anne Kelly Knowles
Part of the Univ Chicago Geography Research Papers GRP series
Paperback / softback
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Anne Kelly Knowles traces a community of Welsh immigrants to Jackson and Gallia counties in southern Ohio.
After reconstructing the gradual process of community-building, the author focuses on the pivotal moment when the immigrants became involved with the industrialization of their new region as workers and investors in Welsh-owned charcoal iron companies.
The text sets the southern Ohio Welsh in the context of Welsh immigration as a whole from 1795 to 1850 and explores how these strict Calvinists responded to the moral dilemmas posed by leaving their native land and experiencing economic success in the United States.
A wide variety of sources, including obituaries and community histories are drawn upon to reconstruct the personal histories of over 1700 immigrants.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:366 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/02/1997
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- ISBN:9780226448534
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:366 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/02/1997
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226448534
