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Lithuanians in Michigan

by Grazulis, Marius K.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Discovering the peoples of Michigan Published by : Michigan State University Press, (East Lansing :) Physical details: viii, 103 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(s): Lithuanian Americans -- Michigan -- History. | Immigrants -- Michigan -- History. | Lithuanian Americans -- Michigan -- Social life and customs. | Michigan -- Ethnic relations. | Michigan -- Social life and customs. | Michigan -- Emigration and immigration. | Lithuania -- Emigration and immigration. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-96) and index.

Introduction -- Lithuanian history as a background to immigration -- First and second waves of Lithuanians in Michigan -- Religion and culture in the first and second waves -- Lithuanians and sports -- Third and fourth waves Lithuanian immigration to Michigan -- Politics -- Fourth wave -- Fifth wave of immigration and today -- Union pier experience -- Future of Lithuanians in Michigan -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- Bishop Salatka of Marquette -- Old country farmer's cheese -- Lithuanian Jews -- Louis Getz -- Milda's corner store.

From the Publisher: Lithuanians in Michigan recounts the history of an immigrant group that has struggled to maintain its identity. Grazulis estimates that about 20 percent of the 1.6 million Lithuanians who immigrated to the United States arrived on American shores between 1860 and 1918.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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