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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