This book is written in honor of our grandparents. They all left the 'old country' in the early 1900's in quest of a better life and a promise of freedom. They left their homes with a trunk or two of personal objects, very little money and not speaking English. They brought with them the will and determination to make a new life in the United States and to become Americans, never again returning to their homeland. Each of them sought to quickly assimilate with other immigrants in their new community, determined to learn and speak English. They worked hard in mills and factories, grew their...