| Detroit's Polonia Contributor(s): Wendt Jensen, Cecile (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738539996 ISBN-13: 9780738539997 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: More than a century has passed since the first Poles settled in Detroit. The first communities were established on the east side of Detroit, but the colony expanded rapidly to the west neighborhoods, and Poles in Detroit still identify themselves as East- or Westsiders. The pioneers left Poland for freedom of language and religion, and to own property. They replicated village life in the big city, living in close-knit neighborhoods anchored by the parish church. Polish immigrants made cigars, built railroad cars, molded stoves, established businesses and breweries, and moved into the political arena. The struggles and triumphs of these early settlers are on display in the pages of Detroit Polonia, a photographic history that links future generations with their Polish heritage. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: 977.434 |
| LCCN: 2005934537 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.4" W x 9.26" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Locality - Detroit, Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Polish |
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| Publisher Description: They made our cigars and our cars, but they also made Detroit their own. This is the history of Detroit's Polish community, Polonia. More than a century has passed since the first Polish immigrants settled in Detroit. These pioneers left Poland for freedom of language and religion, and to own property, the American Dream that had talked about all over Europe. They replicated village life in the big city, living in close-knit neighborhoods anchored by the parish church. Polish immigrants made cigars, built railroad cars, molded stoves, established businesses and breweries, and eventually moved into the political arena. The struggles and triumphs of these early settlers are on display in the pages of Detroit Polonia, a photographic history that links future generations with their Polish heritage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wendt Jensen, Cecile: - Cecile Wendt Jensen is a native Detroiter. Her grandparents arrived in Detroit in the 1880s and 1890s from Russian Poland, West Prussia, Posen, and Galicia. Cecile has taught in public schools for 30 years in traditional and electronic art, art history, and social studies. She is a certified genealogist and develops Web sites, videos, CDs, DVDs, and databases for genealogists of all ages. |