| The Promised Land Contributor(s): Antin, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486497992 ISBN-13: 9780486497990 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012024243 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50683 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A unique contribution to our modern literature and to our modern history." -- 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 as 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. |