Helvetia
Subtitle: the history of a Swiss village in the mountains of West Virginia
By: by David H. Sutton.
Contributors: Sutton, David H.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Morgantown
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781933202563
Subjects: Swiss Americans -- West Virginia -- Helvetia -- History; Immigrants -- West Virginia -- Helvetia -- History; Community life -- West Virginia -- Helvetia -- History; Social change -- West Virginia -- Helvetia -- History; Farm life -- West Virginia -- Helvetia -- History; Mountain life -- West Virginia -- Helvetia -- History; Helvetia (W. Va.) -- History; Helvetia (W. Va.) -- Social life and customs
Notes: First edition published in 1990 by Peter Lang Publishing, under title One's own hearth is like gold : a history of Helvetia, West Virginia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The immigration of Swiss to America and migrations to the central Appalachian Mountains; title: Helvetia's founding; title: Building the new community; title: An agricultural way of life; title: Forces of change; title: Continuity and change : Helvetia's social and cultural life; title: The community in context; title: Epilogue; title: Photo essay.