The Girl from Clark Street

A Family's Journey Through American History

by Alexander Oleksij & Ruth Crosson Oleksij

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The Girl from Clark Street

A Family's Journey Through American History

by Alexander Oleksij & Ruth Crosson Oleksij

Published Jan 23, 2026
521 Pages
6 x 9 Color Paperback and 6 x 9 Color Dust-Jacketed Hardback
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General


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Eighty Years in the Making!

In 1943, Ruth Crosson began putting together a history of her family to distract her dying father. After her own passing, her son took up the tale and brought it forward to the present day. Utilizing photos, poems, diaries and family anecdotes, here is the story of a family’s journey through 200 years of American history.

 

About the Author

Alexander Oleksij & Ruth Crosson Oleksij

ALEXANDER M. OLEKSIJ spent nearly twenty years as a professional actor, allowing him to perform in theatres all over the United States, Canada, and Mexico City. But the time came when he needed to earn some real money, so he unexpectedly found himself in the legal professions, first working as a paralegal, and for the past twelve years as the office manager for a Manhattan law firm. He is currently completing a history of Great Britain.

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