Habitants in Holyoke : The Development of the French-Canadian Community in a Massachusetts City, 1865-1910

Haebler, Peter

Descriptions of turn-of-the-century transitions among the Franco Americans in Holyoke, Massachusetts, from a lower-class immigrant enclave to a more largely socially integrated, participatory American community with greater public influence. Argues a breakdown of "French Canadian cultural isolation" (xi) gradually taking place between the American Civil War and World War I. A case study in American acculturation, weighing social and cultural factors, industry, economics, and politics, as they concern the Franco American community in a medium-sized New England city. Contains in the introduction an overview and analysis of research on Franco Americans and French Canadian immigration.

Durham, New Hampshire

1976

en

Thesis/Dissertation

3231008;5519977

1865-1910; Holyoke, Massachusetts