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1 online resource (viii, 103 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Discovering the peoples of Michigan |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Lithuanian history as a background to immigration -- First and second waves of Lithuanians in Michigan -- Religion and culture in the first and second waves -- Lithuanians and sports -- Third and fourth waves Lithuanian immigration to Michigan -- Politics -- Fourth wave -- Fifth wave of immigration and today -- Union pier experience -- Future of Lithuanians in Michigan -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- Bishop Salatka of Marquette -- Old country farmer's cheese -- Lithuanian Jews -- Louis Getz -- Milda's corner store |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: Lithuanians in Michigan recounts the history of an immigrant group that has struggled to maintain its identity. Grazulis estimates that about 20 percent of the 1.6 million Lithuanians who immigrated to the United States arrived on American shores between 1860 and 1918 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-96) and index |
| Notes |
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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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Lithuanian Americans -- Michigan -- History
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Immigrants -- Michigan -- History
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Lithuanian Americans -- Michigan -- Social life and customs
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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Emigration and immigration.
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Ethnic relations.
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Immigrants.
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Lithuanian Americans.
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Lithuanian Americans -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs.
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Exil
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Litauischer Einwanderer
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Michigan -- Ethnic relations
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Michigan -- Social life and customs
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Michigan -- Emigration and immigration
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Lithuania -- Emigration and immigration
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Lithuania.
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Michigan.
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Michigan
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Litauer.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008029581 |
| ISBN |
0870139207 |
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9780870139208 |
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9781628961799 |
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1628961791 |
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