A History of the Poles in America to 1908. Part II. The Poles in Illinois
Author : Waclow Kruszka
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 36,41 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Illinois
ISBN :
Author : Waclow Kruszka
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 36,41 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Illinois
ISBN :
Author : Wacław Kruszka
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,23 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Polish Americans
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Author : Wacław Kruszka
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Polish Americans
ISBN : 9780813207728
Author : Wacław Kruszka
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Polish Americans
ISBN :
Author : Waclaw Kruszka
Publisher :
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 25,55 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Churches
ISBN :
Author : John Radzilowski
Publisher : Southern Illinois University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 48,41 MB
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0809337231
Illinois boasts one of the most visible concentrations of Poles in the United States. Chicago is home to one of the largest Polish ethnic communities outside Poland itself. Yet no one has told the full story of our state’s large and varied Polish community—until now. Poles in Illinois is the first comprehensive history to trace the abundance and diversity of this ethnic group throughout the state from the 1800s to the present. Authors John Radzilowski and Ann Hetzel Gunkel look at family life among Polish immigrants, their role in the economic development of the state, the working conditions they experienced, and the development of their labor activism. Close-knit Polish American communities were often centered on parish churches but also focused on fraternal and social groups and cultural organizations. Polish Americans, including waves of political refugees during World War II and the Cold War, helped shape the history and culture of not only Chicago, the “capital” of Polish America, but also the rest of Illinois with their music, theater, literature, food. With forty-seven photographs and an ample number of extensive excerpts from first-person accounts and Polish newspaper articles, this captivating, highly readable book illustrates important and often overlooked stories of this ethnic group in Illinois and the changing nature of Polish ethnicity in the state over the past two hundred years. Illinoisans and Midwesterners celebrating their connections to Poland will treasure this rich and important part of the state’s history.
Author : James D. Lodesky
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 26,3 MB
Release : 2010-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 146282188X
This book attempts to discover the names of the first Polish settlers in Illinois, when they came to Illinois and their stories when possible. Some left complete stories about themselves while others only a very small amount. The time period starts in 1818, the year Illinois became a state and ends in 1850. I found much more information between 1818 and 1850 then I thought I would so I cut the book off at 1850. The Polish settlers are divided into five different categories. 1. Polish Political Exiles from Russia. 2. Polish emigrants from mainly German occupied Poland. 3. Polish Jews. 4. People of Polish descent, those persons with a Polish ancestor. 5. Emigrants from an undetermined county whose last names look Polish.
Author : James S. Pula
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0786462221
At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.
Author : John J Bukowczyk
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 15,64 MB
Release : 2017-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0822973219
This rich collection brings together the work of eight leading scholars to examine the history of Polish-American workers, women, families, and politics.
Author : Patt Leonard
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 17,24 MB
Release : 1997-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781563247514
This text provides a source of citations to North American scholarships relating specifically to the area of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It indexes fields of scholarship such as the humanities, arts, technology and life sciences and all kinds of scholarship such as PhDs.