Description: Croatians of Chicagoland, Illinois, Images of America, Paperback Croatians of Chicagolandexamines how the Croatian community, its leaders, clergy, laborers, politicians, athletes, benevolent societies, and social organizations helped build and shape Chicago's history.Chicago was once known as the Second Croatian Capital. Lured by economic, political, and social freedoms, Croatians, like other immigrants, came to Chicago in search of the American dream.The first documented groups settled mainly in Pilsen, Bridgeport, and theSouth Side in the late 1800s. By the turn of the century, these immigrants toiled in Chicago's steel mills, meatpacking plants, and construction sites. They soon formed social groups, churches, schools, Croatian-language newspapers, and other infrastructure needed to support the expanding community. Today there are more than 150,000 descendants of Croatian heritage in the Chicagolandarea, and many of the foundations built by the forefathers continue to service the community. Ivan Meštrovic´'s Indiansculptures still adorn Congress Parkwayand Michael Bilandic´ remains in the history books as the only Croatian mayor of Chicago.Author Maria Dugandžic´-Pašic´ was born, and still lives, in Chicago. Her mother was a first-generation Croatian whose parents emigrated in 1951. Her father arrived in the early 1960s from Bosnia-Herzegovina. As a producer with CNN, she has covered major news events in Chicago, Rome, London, Jerusalem, and the Balkans.
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MPN: 9780738578194
Book Title: Croatians of Chicagoland
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ethnic Studies / General, Subjects & Themes / Historical, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), United States / MidWest / East North Central (IL, in, MI, OH, Wi)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Photography, Travel, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
