Sweet Land Of Liberty

Come Along As The Little Polish Village Of East Hammond Continues Its Struggle In This New CountryWitness The Suffering And Actual Loss Of Lives As Marching Workers Are Shot And Killed Challenging For Recognition Of Their UnionJoin Them As They Rebound And Find Courage To Sing And Dance Beneath The Smokestack Of AGiant IncineratorWelcome Visiting GypsiesBe Captivated By Their Music And Campfire LureAnd, Yes, There Is Still More Yellow Jacket Football To Be Played With Lefty, Wolf, And The Whole Gang, Complete With The Customary Grit, Action, And Lessons To Be Learned And Passed OnGrab ASideline Seat For Two Tough Opponentschicago Heights And Joliet PrisonBecome AYoung Child And With The Author Share Living With Busiagrandmother, Basking In Her Quiet Ways And Running Freely Throughout Her NeighborhoodGo Shopping In The Quaint Little Shopping Village, Just Walking Distance From HomeFind Anything From Penny Candy To Live Chickens To Communion Suits For Little Boys And White Dresses For Little GirlsLook Out For The TrolleyBack Home, Create Magical Places From The Top Of AGiant Backyard Wood PileWatch Young Women As They Prepare So Carefully For Their Wedding Days, While The Reality And Challenges Of Wwii Reached Into Their Village, Changing Lives ForeverStick Around When The Going Gets Rugged For 'rajmund,' As Busia's Safe Boundaries Give Way To Storms And Street Fights That Rage Through His Early School YearsWatch As He Struggles With His God For An Answer To Why His Closest Childhood Friend Ended Up In Prison Shacklesbut Not HimKneel In The Soft Light Of StMary's Sanctuary With Three East Hammond Polish Street Kids Who Find Comfort In The Patient, Still Womb Of Family Love, Strong Traditions, And God's Mysterious Grace.
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