Immigrant's Daughter: Last Chapter After Orcas

By Anne Kulis Marcin

Anne Kulis Marcin has just passed her 100th birthday and in this work she talks about facing the end of a good life. She was born in Queens, New York in a time when there were still farms in the backyards of her Lithuanian and Russian neighbors. She witnessed the pivotal events that formed our times: the election of Herbert Hoover, the stock market crash, and the sad state of Stalin's Russia.
Her young life was a time of silent movies, horses pulling wagons and coffins in the street, live poultry markets, vineyards, gaslight and the bee hives next door. Some things were the same as now: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Santa in the store, family gatherings for the holidays, sleigh rides, stern nuns in Catholic grammar schools, and catty comeuppances among young girls. But some things were different, two dollars a week for 16 hours work each day, fiery candles on the Christmas tree, death at home from tuberculosis, and the graphic presentation in the neighborhood movie house of the execution of Ruth Snyder in the electric chair.
Anne has lived through World War II, the Space Age, the Computer Age and into the current Smart Phone Age. She now resides on Orcas which is part of the San Juan Island chain in Washington State.
Anne still writes prolifically with a clear mind and a special insight into life and her past.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Feb 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9781732666221

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Immigrant’s Daughter

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Version 2 - December 2020

Copyright 2020 by Ed Kulis

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ISBN: 978-1-7326662-2-1

All is well that ends well, I must say and that’s my favorite phrase."

Anne Kulis Marcin

Anne Kulis Marcin

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to Anne herself who is now more than 100 years young.

She had a bit of a scare and needed some help from her family and the local hospital.

And, as with all experiences in her life, she took inspiration to write.

To write about the days of life, the novelties, the freshness, the decisions, and the joy of new friends, almost like a first day in school.

In this short work, Anne wishes to share with you, her joy, her