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For the centennial of its first publication: a new edition of a seminal work on the American immigrant experience Weaving introspection with political commentary, biography with history, The Promised Land , first published in 1912, brings to life the transformation of an Eastern... Read Full Overview

For the centennial of its first publication: a new edition of a seminal work on the American immigrant experience

Weaving introspection with political commentary, biography with history, The Promised Land, first published in 1912, brings to life the transformation... Read Full Overview

The Promised Land is a compelling account of one woman's journey from Polotsk to Boston and her attempts to embrace a new culture and identity. Author Mary Antin highlights the old values and contemporary views that shaped her immigrant experience.

In "The Promised Land," Mary Antin weaves a poignant narrative of immigration and self-discovery, illuminating the immigrant experience in early 20th-century America. The book is structured as a memoir, blending lyrical prose with vivid imagery, as Antin recounts her journey... Read Full Overview

Interweaving introspection with political commentaries, biography with history, The Promised Land (1912) brings to life the transformation of an East European Jewish immigrant into an American citizen. Mary Antin recounts "the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting,... Read Full Overview

"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... Read Full Overview

The description for this book, The Promised Land: The Autobiography of a Russian Immigrant, will be forthcoming.

Mary Antin was born in 1881 to a Jewish family in Polotsk, in what was then czarist Russia. Had her family not immigrated to the Boston area in 1894, Mary would have grown up uneducated, married an Orthodox Jewish man, raised children and never become assimilated into society... Read Full Overview

The Promised Land is a compelling account of one woman's journey from Polotsk to Boston and her attempts to embrace a new culture and identity. Author Mary Antin highlights the old values and contemporary views that shaped her immigrant experience.

The description for this book, The Promised Land: The Autobiography of a Russian Immigrant, will be forthcoming.

The Promised Land is a memoir written by Mary Antin, an immigrant from Russia who arrived in the United States in the late 1800s. The book chronicles Antin's experiences as a Jewish immigrant in America, from her arrival in Boston to her assimilation into American culture. Antin... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

The promised land This book, "The promised land", by Mary Antin, is a replication of a book originally published before 1912. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

The Promised Land is a memoir written by Mary Antin, an immigrant from Russia who arrived in the United States at the age of 13. The book chronicles her journey from a small town in Russia to the bustling streets of Boston, Massachusetts in the late 19th century. Antin describes... Read Full Overview