614 Greeks mentioned in book “Uncovering the History of the Albuquerque Greek Community – 1880-1952” (New Mexico)
Book – “Uncovering the History of the Albuquerque Greek Community – 1880-1952” by Katherine M. Pomonis. Published by Sunstonepress.com in 2012 – available through Amazon.com 614 Greeks are mentioned in this book. I have listed their names below for your reference. SYNOPSIS Why did Greeks in the late 1800s cross a sea, an ocean and a continent, to start new lives in the United States? Why did they eventually migrate to a small dusty town in the desert Southwest? How did Albuquerque become a center of Greek-America in the 1930s? And how did the decision to build the church in 1944 in the Huning Highland originate from a tragic event? This book answers these questions and more. It also details the compassionate response of the community to the appearance of Greek ''lungers'' seeking the cure to the ravages of tuberculosis, and traces the decision to establish in 1937 in Albuquerque the Nation's only Greek-American tuberculosis sanatorium. This book begins with th...