Hamtramck Haunts [Paperback]

Charlotte L. Cavanary (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2003

Hamtramck Haunts describes coming of age in a working class family of Polish immigrants, bent on making a living in America. Hamtramck was a bustling city of 50,000 in the 1930s, completely surrounded by Detroit and still is. The personal history gives a picture of neighborhood activities where the parish church and school preserved some of the culture of village life in eastern Europe, and other community institutions aided in acculturation. Coping with illness, tragedy, and heartbreak was not a deterrent to education, a career, and a fulfilling marriage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (April 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401075363
• ISBN-13: 978-1401075361
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,773,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good presentation on Polish immigrant life, July 16, 2005

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This review is from: Hamtramck Haunts (Paperback)

I liked this book because it presented very well the history of the family and how they coped in the Detroit-area city of Hamtramck. I grew up in Detroit, my grandparents lived in Hamtramck and the author is from my parents' generation. I read this book to get some understanding of what life was like for the Polish immigrants who came to the area. The book gave me a lot of information and understanding about that timeframe.