Description
A Travel Guide to Basque America—the first-ever guide to America’s Basque-American communities, their history, culture, and festivals—has been a best-seller since it first appeared in 1998. This new edition lists dozens of new restaurants, Basque cultural clubs and cultural events, and hundreds of Basque-related Internet sites that have appeared since 1998. It also includes new information about recent events in the Basque Country, their impact on Basque-Americans, and new cultural and community efforts to preserve Basque culture in America. This is the essential guide for Basque-Americans seeking links to their ancient culture and its homeland and their counterparts in the U.S., as well as for any traveler interested in exploring one of this country’s most vibrant and fascinating ethnic minorities.

Reviews
"A Travel Guide to Basque America by journalist Nancy Zubiri is a passionate and well-researched guide to the Great Basin country of the West. Zubiri traces Basque culture from its origins in the Pyrenees to strongholds today in southern Idaho, northern Nevada and California's Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. Along the way she gives us deft sketches of Basque communities and lively sidebars that feature interviews with memorable peoples." —High Country News

"Travel-guide topics don't get much more specific than this, or more complete. Not only does Zubiri cover what appears to be almost every Basque restaurant, hotel, boarding house, fronton and festival in America, she offers a fascinating look at the history of a unique culture transplanted to this country by generations of immigrants." —Bill Andrus, The East Oregonian, 25 June 2006

"The 'must-have' reference for anyone interested in experiencing this unique and proud culture." —Midwest Book Review 1.2, November 2006

Contents
Preface to Second Edition
Preface
Introduction

Basque-American History, Culture, and Traditions
The Origins of the Basques
Euskal Herria—The Basque Country
Past Emigration Patterns
The New World
Mexico
Immigration to the United States
Settlement Patterns
The Taylor Grazing Act
Postwar Immigration Upswing
The End of the Basque Sheepherder
Basque Immigration Slows to a Trickle
Education Levels Rise and Occupations Change
Youngsters Immigrate to the Basque Country
Basque Traits
Basque Culture and Traditions
The Herder Life
Basque Boardinghouses
Food
Barbecues
Catholicism
Festivals and Celebrations
Athletics
Pelota
Mus
Music
Dance
Old Country Reunions
Basque Consciousness in the United States
Basque Clubs and NABO
Survival of the Culture
Will the Language Survive?
Old Country Support for Basque Culture

California
Southern California
Mexico
Central California
Northern California

Nevada

Idaho

Oregon and Washington

Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana

The East Coast and the South

Appendix 1: Boardinghouses Still in Existence

Appendix 2: Summer Festival Calendar

Glossary
Index