List of Major Characters

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Major Characters ix
4. Introduction: My Syrian Muslim Heartland 1
5. Part I: 1900 to World War I
6. 1. Muslim South Dakota from Kadoka to Sioux Falls 19
7. 2. Homesteading Western North Dakota 43
8. 3. Peddling in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a Town of Ethnic Tradition 66
9. 4. Michigan City, Indiana, and Syrian Muslim Industrial Workers 87
10. Part II: 1920s to World War II
11. 5. Muslim Life and the Agricultural Depression in North Dakota 109
12. 6. Cedar Rapids’ Grocery Business and the Growth of a Muslim Midwestern Town 132
13. 7. From Sioux Falls and Michigan City to Detroit, Capital of the Muslim Midwest 163
14. Conclusion: A Big Party in the 1950s 193
15. Acknowledgments 201
16. Notes 205
17. Index 229
18. About the Author 239