Pinnick Kinnick Hill : An American Story
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| Title: | Pinnick Kinnick Hill : An American Story |
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| Description: | Nearly a century ago, hundreds of families journeyed from Spain to the United States, to search for a better life in the growing zinc-industry towns of Harrison County, West Virginia. As they created a new culture and a new home in this strange land, they added another thread to the rich fabric of our nation. Writing from his perspective as a first-generation son of this immigrant community, González recounts his childhood memories of his neighborhood, where these immigrants raised their families, worked in the often insufferable conditions of the zinc factories, and celebrated'romerias'and feast days with their neighbors. |
| Authors: | G.W. GONZALEZ |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Zinc industry and trade--West Virginia--Anmoore--History--20th century, Spanish Americans--West Virginia--Anmoore--Biography, Immigrants--West Virginia--Anmoore--Biography |
| Categories: | FICTION / General, FICTION / Historical / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Nearly a century ago, hundreds of families journeyed from Spain to the United States, to search for a better life in the growing zinc-industry towns of Harrison County, West Virginia. As they created a new culture and a new home in this strange land, they added another thread to the rich fabric of our nation. Writing from his perspective as a first-generation son of this immigrant community, González recounts his childhood memories of his neighborhood, where these immigrants raised their families, worked in the often insufferable conditions of the zinc factories, and celebrated'romerias'and feast days with their neighbors. |
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| ISBN: | 9780937058626 9781933202143 9781935978282 |
