The Promised Land

The Promised Land
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"A unique contribution to our modern literature and to our modern history." â€” The New York Times
This classic of the Jewish-American immigrant experience was an instant critical and popular success upon its 1912 publication. Author Mary Antin arrived in the United States from Russia in the 1890s at the age of 12. Her memoir vividly recaptures scenes from both Old and New World cultures, chronicling the poverty and oppression of Czarist Russia as well asÂ the excitement and challenges of her assimilation into American life at the turn of the twentieth century.
Although she arrived without knowing a word of English, Antin wholeheartedly embraced her new home. "A kingdom in the slums," her Boston neighborhood afforded freedom and intellectual riches in the forms of a secular education, public library, and cultural activities at the local settlement house. This moving narrative articulates Antin's dreams as well as her stark realities, offering modern readers authentic and enduring perspectives of immigrant life.
Country USA
Brand Dover Publications
Manufacturer Dover
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2012-11-21
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
UPCs 800759497997
EANs 9780486497990

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