Ronald L. Lewis is Stuart and Joyce Robbins Chair and Professor of History Emeritus at West Virginia University. He is author or editor of fourteen books, including Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880-1920 (from the University of North Carolina Press).
A detailed and readable work based on a wide variety of sources
from both Europe and the United States. Welsh scholars and
comparative immigration historians will find the book to be a
valuable asset in their collections.--Journal of Southern
History
A masterful survey. . . . Add[s] depth and context to an immigrant
group that was crucial to American economic development. . . . [A]
superb and important addition to immigration and labor
history.--American Studies
Excellent . . . beautifully written, deeply researched. . . . A
first-rate piece of scholarship.--The Pennsylvania Magazine of
History and Biography
Includes a good assessment of the Welsh interaction with other
immigrants. The book's readability also makes it accessible to
general audiences, particularly those of Welsh ancestry seeking a
better understanding of their ethnic roots. . . .
Recommended.--Choice
Offers a wealth of information on Welsh history and culture in
America and Wales. . . . A comprehensive, multidimensional
exposition. . . . Extensive knowledge and keen insights [are]
conveyed in this monumental research effort.--Journal of American
Ethnic History
One should read an reread Ronald Lewis's epic Welsh Americans. It
is one of the rare books in ethnic history that deserves the
appellation classic.--The Annals of Iowa
The best cross-cultural scholarship on Appalachia written so far. .
. . Opens fresh perspectives on the elements of socioeconomic
change in Appalachia that can truly be qualified as specifically
Appalachian.--Appalachian Journal
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