Sweet Greeks : first-generation immigrant confectioners in the heartland /

"Ann Beck is a third-generation Greek confectioner and independent scholar. With her sister, she co-owns and operates Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola, IL, her grandfather's original business begun in 1901. The sisters have been featured on the CBS Evening News and on regional Illino...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Beck, Ann Flesor, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Urbana : University of Illinois Press [2020]
coleção:Heartland foodways.
Acesso em linha:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctv186gs10
Sumário:
  • Foundations
  • The Journey: 1880-
  • Acculturation and Americanization
  • Finding a Niche in Chicago and St. Louis
  • Greeks vs. Goblins
  • My Grandfather and His Mentors
  • Small-City Greek Confectioners
  • Small-Town Greek Confectioners.