Stanisław Osada (April 14, 1869 - July 28, 1934) was a Polonia activist, Polish nationalist, and author. His writings are credited with raising the national consciousness of Polish immigrants in the United States. He was born in Pruchnik and from a young age was active in the Polish insurrectionist circles in Galicia. Under a ceremonial oath to the group, he swore, "to dedicate [my] entire life and to be prepared at any time to shed one's blood for the freedom of the Fatherland." was fervidly patriotic and when he was conscripted into the Austrian Army, he organized fellow Poles to undermine t
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Stanisław Osada (April 14, 1869 - July 28, 1934) was a Polonia activist, Polish nationalist, and author. His writings are credited with raising the national consciousness of Polish immigrants in the United States. He was born in Pruchnik and from a young age was active in the Polish insurrectionist circles in Galicia. Under a ceremonial oath to the group, he swore, "to dedicate [my] entire life and to be prepared at any time to shed one's blood for the freedom of the Fatherland." was fervidly patriotic and when he was conscripted into the Austrian Army, he organized fellow Poles to undermine their Austrian command. One of his actions among the soldiers was the organization of patriotic activities commemorating May 3rd Constitution Day. In 1891 he deserted the Army and left for Switzerland with his later wife, joining The Polish Society in Geneva, Switzerland. The group sent him to the United States in pursuit of a union with the Polish diaspora. He left for America in 1893 to organize Poles for the cause of national autonomy, national unity, and Polish heritage. He moved to Chicago where he was active in several Polish-American organizations, including the Polish National Alliance, the Polish Falcons…
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Books Literatura polska i polsko-ameryka?ska dla ludu polskiego w Ameryco (1910) - an historical review of Polish literature. Na rok grunwaldzki; ludowi polskiemu w Ameryce i jego wodzom pod rozwag novel Historia Związku Narodowego Polskiego (1905) - history of the Polish National Alliance in America Z pennsylwańskiego piekła: powieść osnuta na tle życia naszych górników (1909) novel
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Sources Stanislaus A. Blejwas. "Stanislaw Osada: Immigrant Nationalist" (1993) Donald Pienkos. PNA: A Centennial History of the Polish National Alliance of the United States of America. 1984.
