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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Goodbye America Goodbye America Rita Malie At the age of eighty-nine, Anna tells her story of her life to her two great-granddaughters during the family's Thanksgiving reunion. She details her personal history, including her departure from Oh… OL28945294W
The Slovak Americans The Slovak Americans M. Mark Stolarik Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Slovaks, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America. OL4070040W
Misko Misko Alvena Seckar Ten-year-old Misko, along with his mother and little sister, must find a new home with fellow East European immigrants after his father's death in a coal mining accident. OL496124W
Trapped in the old mine Trapped in the old mine Alvena Seckar A boy is lured by a dog's discovery of an abandoned mine shaft, despite having heard warnings from his coal mining family and their way of life. OL496125W
Brezová pod Bradlom to Chicago Brezová pod Bradlom to Chicago George Valko A compendium of history for Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia, and the people and their emigration to Chicago c. 1890s - 1900s. Contains VALKO and KARLIK genealogies from northwest Slovakia. Mentioned … OL6026142W
Valko family genealogy Valko family genealogy George Valko It might come as a surprise to you that I was born and raised right in your back yard, in Whiting, Indiana. Yes, that small town wedged in against the south-east Chicago city limits in the north-wes… OL6026143W