American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago

by Dominic A. Pacyga

Book Overview

A comprehensive and engaging history of a century of Polish immigration and influence in Chicago.

Every May, a sea of 250,000 people decked out in red and white head to Chicago's Loop to celebrate the Polish Constitution Day Parade. In the city, you can tune in to not one but four different Polish-language radio stations or jam out to the Polkaholics. You can have lunch at pierogi food trucks or pick up pączkis at the grocery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022681534X
• ISBN13: 9780226815343
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"