Home Away From Home: A History Of Basque Boardinghouses (The Basque Series)
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 boardinghouse  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 U.S. Few immigrant groups in this country have been so well  served by a single institution, and few institutions have played so  profound a role in preserving the culture and sense of community of their  ethnic clients.