Na początku : Settling in Illinois -- Rodzina : Family life -- Praca : Poles in industrial Illinois -- Wiara : Faith and religious life -- Polonia : Polish community life in Illinois -- Czykago : Capital of Polonia -- Kultura : Polish and Polish American culture in Illinois -- Po Wojnie : Poles in Illinois during the Cold War era -- Dzis i wczoraj : Poles in Illinois, today and yesterday -- Appendixes -- Polish parishes in Illinois -- Polish schools in Illinois, 1946 and 1959 -- Polish newspapers in Illinois.
Summary:
"This short, clear, and comprehensive history of Poles in the state of Illinois from 1818 to the present shows a rich story of diversity and the changing nature of Polish ethnicity in the state over the past 200 years"-- Provided by publisher.
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