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1 online resource (viii, 110 pages) : illustrations |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Belgium immigration -- A short history of Belgium -- The earliest Belgians in America -- Belgian immigration in Michigan, 1830-1879 -- Belgian immigration in Michigan, 1879-1930 -- The social world of the Belgians in Michigan -- Flemish culture -- Leading Belgian families in Michigan -- Belgians in Michigan today -- SIDEBARS: Belgian national anthem -- The first Belgian to reach Michigan -- Getting to Detroit -- Belgian-American All-American athlete -- Belgian horses -- "Buffalo" -- Pigeon racing -- The Belgian national holiday and flag -- Camille Cools, founder of the Gazette van Detroit -- Mussels and beer at the Cadieux Cafe -- Jazz accordianist -- The Flemish Lion -- Congressman Babant's speech on behalf of inserting "In God we trust" into the Pledge of Allegiance -- APPENDICES: Belgian food -- Bien (a card game) -- Ethnic organizations -- Notes |
| Summary |
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Michigan was home to the second-largest Belgian population in the United States, and Detroit had one of the largest Belgian populations in the nation. Although immigration declined after World War I, the Belgian- American community is still prominent in the state. Political, religious, and economic conditions, including a nineteenth- century economic depression, helped motivate the move to America. Belgians brought with them the ability and willingness to innovate, as well as a tradition of hard work and devotion. The Gazette van Detroit, a Flemis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Belgian Americans -- Michigan -- History
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Flemish Americans -- Michigan -- History
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Immigrants -- Michigan -- History
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Belgian Americans -- Michigan -- Social conditions
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Belgian Americans -- Michigan -- Social life and customs
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HISTORY -- General.
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Belgian Americans
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Ethnic relations
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Flemish Americans
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Immigrants
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Manners and customs
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Social conditions
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Michigan -- Ethnic relations
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Michigan -- Social conditions
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Michigan -- Social life and customs
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Michigan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007038516 |
| ISBN |
9781609170226 |
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1609170229 |
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9781628960563 |
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1628960566 |
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