Home Away From Home

Home Away From Home
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Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 9780874173918
ISBN-13 : 0874173914
Rating : 4/5 (914 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Home Away From Home by : Jeronima Echeverria

Download or read book Home Away From Home written by Jeronima Echeverria and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this meticulously researched study of Basque boardinghouses in the United States, Jeronima Echeverria offers a compelling history of the institution that most deeply shaped Basque immigrant life and served as the center of Basque communities throughout the West. She weaves into her narrative the stories of the boarding house owners and operators and the ways they made their establishments a home away from home for their fellow compatriots, as well as the stories of the young Basques who left the security of their beloved homeland to find work in the United States.


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