Karen Majewski is an associate professor of Polish and East Central European Studies at St. Mary's College of Ave Maria University, Orchard Lake, Michigan. She is also executive secretary of the Polish American Historical Association
List of Illustrations
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Series Editor's Preface
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
xv
Abbreviations
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Guide to Pronunciation
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INTRODUCTION
Reading the Immigrant
1. Writing Polish: Literature and the Construction of Polishness in America
15
(15)
2. "Blessed Are the Light Bearers": Polish-American Publishing before World War II
30
(22)
3. Crime, Punishment, Atonement: A Family Plot
52
(24)
4. Crossings and Double-Crossings: Family Ties
76
(26)
5. Power Plays: A Family Squabble
102
(20)
6. Love, Sex, and the State of Marriage: A Family Reunion
122
(23)
EPILOGUE
Continuities: Polish Immigrant Literature Then and Now
145
(10)
PROFILES
Selected Polish Immigrant Authors and Publishers
155
(14)
Notes
169
(22)
Bibliographic Essay: Strategies in Recovering Polish Immigrant Writings
191
(6)
Bibliography
197
(38)
Index
235
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