The Poles |
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| Author:
| Nickles, Greg |
| Series title: | We Came to North America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7787-0192-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | Crabtree Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.94USD $25.20 |
Book Description:
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Difficult political and economic conditions in Poland began a wave of immigrants to North America in the 1880s. Eyewitness accounts help describe their journeys highlighting the persecution of Polish Jews in WWII, Panna Maria--one of North America's oldest Polish settlements, and Polonia--communities preserving Polish traditions.
Difficult political and economic conditions in Poland began a wave of immigrants to North America in the 1880s. Eyewitness accounts help describe their journeys highlighting the persecution of Polish Jews in WWII, Panna Maria--one of North America's oldest Polish settlements, and Polonia--communities preserving Polish traditions.