Sixteen months of indecision
Subtitle: Slovak American viewpoints toward compatriots and the homeland from 1914 to 1915 as viewed by the Slovak language press in Pennsylvania
By: Gregory C. Ference.
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Selinsgrove, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Slovak Americans -- Political activity; Slovak periodicals -- Pennsylvania; World War, 1914-1918 -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States; Slovakia -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
Description: This study, based primarily on material found in the Pennsylvania Slovak language press, follows the activities of Slovaks in the United States just prior to and during the early months of World War I until October 1915. Sixteen Months of Indecision begins with an overview of Slovak attempts in the Habsburg Empire to gain equal rights with the other nationalities, reasons for mass Slovak emigration, Slovak national life in America, and the formation of Czechoslovakia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index.