Sweet Greeks: First-Generation Immigrant Confectioners in the Heartland

(Part of the Heartland Foodways Series)

by Ann Flesor Beck

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Gus Flesor came to the United States from Greece in 1901. His journey led him to Tuscola, Illinois, where he learned the confectioner's trade and opened a business that still stands on Main Street. Sweet Greeks sets the story of Gus Flesor's life as an immigrant in a small town within the larger history of Greek migration to the Midwest.

Ann Flesor Beck's charming personal account recreates the atmosphere of her grandfather's candy kitchen...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252085310

ISBN13:9780252085314

Release Date:September 2020

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.23 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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