Pioneros: Puerto Ricans in New York City 1892-1948, Bilingual Edition [Spanish]

by Pedro Juan Hernandez, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Felix V. Matos-Rodriguez

Book Overview

Migrants from Puerto Rico to New York beginning in the 1890s created a vibrant and active community and culture, documented here.

The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called Babel of Steel dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the pioneers-those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of World War II-we capture a glimpse of their daily lives and of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0738505064
• ISBN13: 9780738505060
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"