Sweet Greeks

First-Generation Immigrant Confectioners in the Heartland

Ann Flesor Beck (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2020
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08531-4 (ISBN)

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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 with its odors of chocolate and popcorn and the comings-and-goings of family members. "The Store" represented success while anchoring the business district of Gus's chosen home. It also embodied the Midwest émigré experience of chain migration, immigrant networking, resistance and outright threats by local townspeople, food-related entrepreneurship, and tensions over whether later generations would take over the business.

An engaging blend of family memoir and Midwest history, Sweet Greeks tells how Greeks became candy makers to the nation, one shop at a time.

Ann Flesor Beck is a third-generation Greek confectioner and independent scholar. With her sister, she co-owns and operates Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola, Illinois.

Acknowledgments Introduction

Chapter 1. Foundations

Chapter 2. The Journey: 1880-1930

Chapter 3. Acculturation and Americanization

Chapter 4. Finding a Niche in Chicago and St. Louis

Chapter 5. Greeks vs. Goblins

Chapter 6. My Grandfather and His Mentors

Chapter 7. Small City Greek Confectioners

Chapter 8. Small Town Greek Confectioners

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	26.10.2020
Reihe/Serie	Heartland Foodways
Zusatzinfo	13 black & white photographs, 3 maps
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	513 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Backen
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-252-08531-0 / 0252085310
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08531-4 / 9780252085314
Zustand	Neuware