Poles

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