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PREFACE |
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INTRODUCTION by Dr. Herzy (George) J. Maciuszko |
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PART ONE: THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF POLAND
by Judith Zielinski-Zak |
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THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF POLAND |
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The Beginning of the Polish State: Piast and Jagiellon Dynasties |
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The Renaissance and the Reformation |
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Poland as a Republic |
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The Partition of Poland |
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The Napoleonic Era |
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Bismarck's Kulturkampf |
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Economic Pressures |
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Poland After World War I |
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Modern Poland |
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POLISH CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS |
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Literature |
27 |
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Music and Dance |
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Art |
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Science |
41 |
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Custom |
45 |
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Religious Holiday |
50 |
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Cuisine |
53 |
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Weddings |
53 |
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Historical Tradition |
56 |
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State Holidays |
59 |
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Legend by Diane Karpinski |
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The Founding Of Poland |
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The Wawel Dragon |
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Wanda |
64 |
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The Trumpeter of Krakow |
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CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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PART TWO: POLISH IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES
by Alice Boberg and Ralph Wroblewski |
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INTRODUCTION |
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Pre-Colombian Period: Polish Navigators |
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Early Polish Interest in America |
77 |
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COLONIAL PERIOD: 1608-1776 |
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Pioneer Polish Immigrants |
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Jamestown, Virginia |
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The First Strike--Protest for Civil Rights |
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Poles in New Holland |
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Poles in Western Frontier |
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POLITICAL IMMIGRATION: 1776-1865 |
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Historical Background |
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Partition of Poland |
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Liberum Veto |
84 |
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Foreign Intervetion |
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The Aristocracy (Szlachta) |
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American Revolutionary War Period |
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Stanislaus Augustus Poniatwoski |
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko |
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Casimir Pulaski |
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Polish Settlements in Texas |
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Spanish Colonization |
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War of Independence |
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Father Leopold Moczygemba |
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War With Mexico |
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Poles in California |
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Port Rouissillon |
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POLES IN THE CIVIL WAR: 1861-1865 |
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Vladimir Kryzanowski |
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Joseph Karze |
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Albin F. Schoepf |
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ECONOMIC IMIGRATIONS: 1865-1920's |
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Polish Historical and Economic Background |
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American Economic Conditions |
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POLES IN WORLD WAR I |
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Ignace Jan Paderewski |
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Recruitment of Poles |
112 |
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THE POLES IN WORLD WAR II |
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Recruitment Attempts |
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Poles at Home |
114 |
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Displaced Persons |
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FOOTNOTES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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SECTION 2: SETTLEMENT by Alice Boberg |
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The Early Years |
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Poles as Farmers |
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City Dwellers |
125 |
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Union Beginnings |
128 |
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Poles In Industry |
129 |
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Formation of National Organizations |
131 |
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Parishes and Schools |
132 |
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Post World War I: Assimilation |
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Changing Settlement Patterns |
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The New Immigrant: Post World War II |
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FOOTNOTES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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PART THREE: THE POLISH COMMUNITY OF CLEVELANDby John J. Grabowski |
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SETTLEMENT CHRONOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY |
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1848-1870 |
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1870-1900 |
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1900-1920 |
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1920-1940 |
168 |
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1940-1970 |
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ORGANIZATION AND INSTITUTION |
175 |
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Churches |
175 |
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Fraternal-Insurance Organizations |
185 |
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Cultural Groups |
190 |
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Military and Athletic Groups |
194 |
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Businesses |
197 |
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POLITICS AND PERSONALITIES |
207 |
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International Political Concerns |
207 |
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Local Political Involvement |
212 |
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IMPACT ON CLEVELAND |
219 |
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Economics |
219 |
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Intercommunity Relations |
221 |
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History and Culture |
224 |
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Fr. Kolaszewski's Letter to His Bishop by Fr. Nelson Callahan |
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FOOTNOTES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
241 |
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MAPS |
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APPENDIXES |
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