{"product_id":"polish-american-voices-anna-d-jaroszyska-kirchmann-9781032343723","title":"Polish American Voices: A Documentary History, 1608-2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents 145 primary source documents of Polish immigrants from different waves and backgrounds speaking about their lives, concerns, and viewpoints in their own voices, while they grapple with issues of identity and strive to make sense of their lives in the context of migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoles have come to America since the Jamestown settlement in 1608 and constituted one of the largest immigrant groups at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. As of 2020, the Census Bureau lists them as the sixth largest ethnic group in the country. The history of their experience is an integral part of the American story as well as that of the broader Polish diaspora. Each of the ten comprehensive chapters presents a specific theme illuminated by a selection of letters, press articles, fragments of memoirs and autobiographical fiction, interviews, organizational papers, and other publications, as well as visual sources such as cartoons, posters, and photographs. Brief introductions to the documents and a \"Further Reading\" section offer historical context and point readers to additional resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides students and scholars with a broad understanding and an incentive for future study of the Polish experience in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032343729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032343723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Anna D. Jaroszy\u0026#324;ska-Kirchmann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489370853631,"sku":"9781032343723","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95efd8c3-48d8-491a-9a73-cccb8468f8ea.jpg?v=1736953359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/polish-american-voices-anna-d-jaroszyska-kirchmann-9781032343723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}