The Poles (We Came to North America)

By Greg Nickles

Book Overview

Difficult political and economic conditions in Poland began a wave of immigrants to North America in the 1880s. Eyewitness accounts help describe their journeys highlighting the persecution of Polish Jews in WWII, Panna Maria--one of North America's oldest Polish settlements, and Polonia--communities preserving Polish traditions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778702065
• ISBN13: 9780778702061
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9