Sweet Greeks Beck Paperback John Wiley & Sons 9780252085314

Sweet GreeksFirst-Generation Immigrant Confectioners in the Heartland\nAuthor(s): Ann Flesor Beck\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252085314, 978-0252085314\nSynopsis\nGus 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 migr experience of chain migration, immigrant networking, resistance and outright .