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The Poles

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ISBN: 9780778702061

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A 'We Came To North America' series book written for students reading levels 8-14.
Political, economic, and social conditions in Poland started the wave of Polish immigrants to North America in the 1880s which continues to the present day. An interesting account of what the journey was like for Polish immigrants is highlighted with full-color artwork and eyewitness accounts.
Topics include:
religious and cultural oppression in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
persecution of Polish Jews in WWII
Polish glass makers come to North America
Panna Maria--one of North America's oldest Polish settlements
an eyewitness account of packing house worker
Polonia--Polish communities preserving the Polish traditions
notable North Americans of Polish ancestry

Features

32 pages
Softcover
8¼" x 10¾
Color and black and white photos and illustrations.

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