<p><b>The innumerable contributions of Polish immigrants and their descendants on communities in North America can be seen on monuments, bridges, churches, cultural centers, and cemeteries across the continent. These “footprints” of Polonia (the Polish diaspora), commemorating towering events and figures from history that are a source of pride among Polish Americans, are cataloged for readers in this unique volume. From Revolutionary War heroes Tadeusz Kosciuśzko and Casimir Pulaski to more recent figures like Pope John Paul II and political movements like Solidarity, statues and historic sites all over North America pay homage to their contributions and importance.</b></p><p>A version of this guide was originally published in 1992, and in the intervening decades, many shifts have occurred in Polish American communities. The Polish American Historical Association (PAHA) initiated work on this new volume with the goal of highlighting new sites of Polish-interest and the
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Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has not only left his footprints on our musical terrain, he has created a body of work that is a monument to artistic imagination. Throughout Shorter''s extraordinary fifty-year career, his compositions...
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Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "doubly different". She is of Vietnamese origin and she has two mums. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully''s taunts. Then a bird catches her attention...
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Garn Footprints fra Lang Yarns. Et vakkert sokkegarn der bomull, virgin ull og nylon samspiller. Denne blandingen gjør at sokkene puster og blir ekstra sterke.
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A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils¿industrial, chemical, geological¿that humans are leaving behindA Times Book of the Year ¿ A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearWhat will the world look like...
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