An American in the Making: The Life Story of an Immigrant - Brossura

Ravage, M. E.

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ISBN 10: 0813545382 ISBN 13: 9780813545387

Casa editrice: Rutgers Univ Pr, 2009

Riassunto

At the turn of the twentieth century, M. E. Ravage set off in steerage for America, one of almost two million Jews who, like millions of others from eastern and southern Europe, were lured by tales of worldly success. Seventeen years after arriving on Ellis Island, Ravage had mastered a new language, found success in college, and engagingly penned in English this vivid account of the ordeals and pleasures of departure and assimilation.

Steven G. Kellman brings Ravage's story to life again in this new edition, providing a brief biography and introduction that place the memoir within historical and literary contexts. An American in the Making

contributes to a broader understanding of the global notion of "America" and remains timely, especially in an era when massive immigration, now from Latin America and Asia, challenges ideas of national identity.

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STEVEN G. KELLMAN is a professor of comparative literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the author of several books.

STEVEN G. KELLMAN is a professor of comparative literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the author of several books.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Rutgers Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0813545382
• ISBN 13: 9780813545387
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 212
• Redattore: Kellman Steven G.
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