Jurgis is young, strong, and full of optimism. Though people have warned him about the hardships of his new life in America, he thinks that everyone needs to stop complaining. After all, he is strong and can do anything. So, when he stands outside of Brown and Company's "Central Time Station" looking for a job, he is picked quickly. At this point, this is his second day in Chicago.
Jurgis is from a part of Lithuania called Brelovicz, which is also known as the Imperial Forest. He fell in love with Ona about a year and a half before their marriage, and when her father died and Ona's family met with financial hardship, he was able to have her. Ona's brother Jonas decided they should all journey to America. The list of the family.....
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