Author: Thomas James LaceyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greeks
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Our Greek Immigrants
Author: Thomas J. LaceyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330080986
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Excerpt from Our Greek Immigrants Greeks are a comparatively recent addition to the complex stream of American life. In 1848 only one Greek arrived in New York. Ten years later there were two. At the close of the Civil War there were less than 100 Greeks in the United States. In 1886 our Consul to Greece reported that there was no emigration from Greece. In 1900 the total number of Greeks amongst us was about equal to the number that Xenophon led in his famous "Anabasis." In a decade this number increased tenfold. In the single year 1914 we received 35,832. There are twice as many Greeks in America as there are in Athens. From ancient days the Greeks have been free, venturesome, seafaring men - bold colonizers whose national epic was a story of cruise and maritime adventure. To this natural wanderlust there was added the economic motive in 1891, when the failure of the currant market struck at the heart of this national industry. That year registered an increase in the number of Greeks seeking fortunes in this new land. In contrast to the Hungarian, Polish and early German immigration, the Greek never left home on account of political oppression or religious persecution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Our Greek Immigrants ...
Author: Thomas James LaceyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greeks
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Our Greek Immigrants (Classic Reprint)
Author: Thomas J. LaceyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267626410
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Excerpt from Our Greek Immigrants From Chicago, Greeks have scattered through the principal towns of the mid - west. The youth are among the patrons of the gymnasium and swim ming pools at the Y. M. C. A. They are fond of wrestling and boxing. In Kansas City and Omaha athletic meets are arranged throughout the winter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Greek Immigration to the United States
Author: Henry Pratt FairchildPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Greek Immigrants
Author: Scott IngramPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438103573
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, or as the poet Walt Whitman once said, a nation of nations. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World to the present day, the new Immigration to the United States set conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. Beginning with a brief preface to the set written by general editor Robert Asher that discusses some of the broad reasons why people came to the New World, both as explorers and settlers, each book's narrative highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group. In an engaging, informative manner, each volume describes what members of a particular group found when they arrived in the United States as well as where they settled. Historical information and background on the various communities present life as it was lived at the time they arrived. The books then trace the group's history and current status in the United States. Each volume includes photographs and illustrations such as passports and other artifacts of immigration, as well as quotes from original source materials. Box features highlight special topics or people, and each book is rounded out with a glossary, timeline, further reading list, and index.
Greek Americans
Author: Peter C. MoskosPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351516698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This is an engrossing account of Greek Americans?their history, strengths, conflicts, aspirations, and contributions. Blending sociological insight with historical detail, Peter C. and Charles C. Moskos trace the Greek-American experience from the wave of mass immigration in the early 1900s to today. This is the story of immigrants, most of whom worked hard to secure middle-class status. It is also the story of their children and grandchildren, many of whom maintain an attachment to Greek ethnic identity even as they have become one of America's most successful ethnic groups.As the authors rightly note, the true measure of Greek-Americans is the immigrants themselves who came to America without knowing the language and without education. They raised solid families in the new country and shouldered responsibilities for those in the old. They laid the basis for an enduring Greek-American community.Included in this completely revised edition is an introduction by Michael Dukakis and chapters relating to the early struggles of Greeks in America, the Greek Orthodox Church, success in America, and the survival and expansion of Greek identity despite intermarriage. This work will be of value to scholars of ethnic studies, those interested in Greek culture and communities, and sociologists and historians.
The Greek Americans
Author: Alice ScourbyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A Place for Us
Author: Nicholas GagePublisher:
ISBN: 9780552994385
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
How Greek Immigrants Made America Home
Author: Cyrée Jarelle JohnsonPublisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508181209
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Written by a descendent of Greek immigrants, this book explores the stories behind leaving the mountains and islands of Greece throughout its recent tumultuous history. Many of those emigrants came to the sprawling cities and countryside of the United States. This book explores how Greek Americans did much to overcome war, family conflicts, exploitative labor practices, restrictive xenophobic quotas, and generational identity differences to become part of the American experiment. The history of how Greeks became Americans through these contemplations of the problems that immigration poses will activate the reader's critical thinking skills. They will recognize that these problems are relevant today.
America, the Land of My Dreams
Author: George F. SteffanidesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description