Research Article| April 01 2018 A Winter’s Tale on the Chesapeake: The Hardships Endured by Polish Oyster Dredgers before the First World War Thomas L. Hollowak Thomas L. Hollowak Thomas L. Hollowak has been researching and writing on Maryland’s Polish community for over thirty years. His articles on Maryland Polonia have appeared in Polish American Studies, Polish American Encyclopedia, PNNC Studies, Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly, and the Maryland Historical Magazine. His most recent book, A Testament to Faith: The First Polish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Christ the Lord, was published in 2015 by Historyk Press. In 2013 he retired from the University of Baltimore as the associate director for special collection, emeritus. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2018) 75 (1): 41–67. https://doi.org/10.5406/poliamerstud.75.1.0041 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Thomas L. Hollowak; A Winter’s Tale on the Chesapeake: The Hardships Endured by Polish Oyster Dredgers before the First World War. Polish American Studies 1 January 2018; 75 (1): 41–67. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/poliamerstud.75.1.0041 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressPolish American Studies Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2018 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: ARTICLES You do not currently have access to this content.