| The Promised Land Contributor(s): Antin, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1528702786 ISBN-13: 9781528702782 Publisher: Brilliant Women - Read & Co. OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Non-classifiable |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.96 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50683 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Promised Land' is Mary Antin's 1912 autobiography, which tells the story of her early life in what is now Belarus and her immigration to the United States in 1894. Antin describes her public school education and assimilation into American culture, as well as life for Jews in Czarist Russia. Mary Antin (1881 - 1949) was an American author and immigration rights activist. Other notable works include 'From Plotzk to Boston' (1899) and 'They Who Knock at Our Gates - A Complete Gospel of Immigration' (1914). |