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Author: James S. Pula
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.361kg
ISBN: 9781476691411
ISBN 10: 147669141
Pages: 595
Publication Date: 23 September 2022
Recommended Age: From 18 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
long awaited...this work is a landmark in reference and ethnic studies...impressive. If a public or an academic library needs only one reference work on Polish Americans, this is the resource. Essential --Choice; bold-faced cross-references in each entry...readers will find the frequency of illustrative photographs helpful...vital to understanding the intricacies of historical and contemporary Polonia --Library Journal; with the appearance of this splendid reference work...readers have available to them, for the first time, a scholarly and comprehensive encyclopedia devoted to Polish American history and culture. It is so successful and valuable that one wonders how the field could have done without something like it until now...impressive...excellent...it will stand as an essential resource in the field for years to come --The Polish Review; a useful compendium of information --C&RL News; this is the first comprehensive reference source on Polish Immigrants' contributions to American history...it provides welcome insights into long-neglected aspects of Polish life in America...highly recommended --ARBA; as one of the best general references devoted to the biographies and contributions of Polish Americans...admirably fulfils its aim to fill the gap...excellent...The range of topics covered in this single-volume reference work is impressive --Reference Reviews; impressive...recommended --Catholic Library World.
"""A useful compendium of information""--C&RL News ""As one of the best general references devoted to the biographies and contributions of Polish Americans...admirably fulfils its aim to fill the gap...excellent...The range of topics covered in this single-volume reference work is impressive""--Reference Reviews ""Bold-faced cross-references in each entry...readers will find the frequency of illustrative photographs helpful...vital to understanding the intricacies of historical and contemporary Polonia""--Library Journal ""Impressive...recommended""--Catholic Library World ""Long awaited...this work is a landmark in reference and ethnic studies...impressive. If a public or an academic library needs only one reference work on Polish Americans, this is the resource. Essential""--Choice ""This is the first comprehensive reference source on Polish Immigrants' contributions to American history...it provides welcome insights into long-neglected aspects of Polish life in America...highly recommended""--ARBA ""With the appearance of this splendid reference work...readers have available to them, for the first time, a scholarly and comprehensive encyclopedia devoted to Polish American history and culture. It is so successful and valuable that one wonders how the field could have done without something like it until now...impressive...excellent...it will stand as an essential resource in the field for years to come""--The Polish Review"
Author Information
James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.
