Notable Personalities
Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana
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Harry Mark Petrakis
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Born June 5, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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Lives in Chesterton, Indiana. |
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Mr.
Petrakis has worked as a laborer, steelworker, real estate salesman,
speech writer, sales correspondent, free-lance writer and lecturer and
novelist. His novels and
short stories specialize in interpreting the immigrant experience in America especially of people and events in
Chicago's Greek
community. His novels
include Lion at My Heart, The Odyssey of Kostas Volakis, A Dream of
Kings, The Waves of Night and Other Stories, In the Land of Morning, The
Hour of the Bell, Nick the
Greek, Days of Vengeance, and Ghost of the Sun: A
Novel. |
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| If you know of a notable personality that is not on this list, who was born or raised in Lake , Porter Counties Indiana or Surrounding Illinois Communities please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to: ljackson@lakeco.lib.in.us |
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