Sports and Franco-Americans in Woonsocket, 1870-1930
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Sports and Franco-Americans in Woonsocket, 1870-1930
Description
The place of sport in the Franco American communities of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, around the beginning of the twentieth century. The complex identification of sport with both a means of French Canadian cultural preservation and a site of American acculturation. The early lives of organized sports in Woonsocket French Canadian immigrant communities, sport preference, and sport popularity around the turn of the century. Some profiles of significant Franco American athletes. Largely focused on baseball, hockey, and weightlifting.
Creator
Sorrell, Richard S.
Source
Date
1972-11
Language
en; fr
Type
Journal Article
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Coverage
1870-1930; Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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Zotero
ISSN
0035-4619
Issue
4
Pages
116-126
Publication Title
Rhode Island History
URL
http://www.rihs.org/assetts/files/publications/1972_Oct.pdf (full text available here)
Volume
31
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