Sweet Greeks

Gus Flesor came to the United States from Greece in 1901. His journey led him to Tuscola, Illinois, where he learned the confectioner''s trade and opened a business that still stands on Main Street. Sweet Greeks sets the story of Gus Flesor''s life as an immigrant in a small town within the larger history of Greek migration to the Midwest.

Ann Flesor Beck''s charming personal account recreates the...