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From Plotzk to Boston: A Jewish Immigrants Memoir
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A Classic Literary Memoir by Antin
From Plotzk to Boston by Jewish author Mary Antin is the biography of an immigrant first published in 1899 in the United States.
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When we had secured our tickets and seen to the baggage we entered a car in the women's division and waited impatiently for the train to start. At last the first signal was given, then the second and third; the locomotive shrieked and puffed, the train moved slowly, then swiftly it left the depot far behind it.
Synopsis
Mary Antin, the author, and immigrant rights activist, wrote the 1899 memoir From Plotzk to Boston. It describes her journey from her hometown of Polotsk in the Russian Empire (currently modern Belarus) to the United States in 1894, with a particular emphasis on her observations of life in a foreign country, her family's emotional struggles, and the difficulties they faced traveling to and settling in Boston, Massachusetts. It served as the foundation for her later autobiographical and best-known work, The Promised Land (1912), and was her first significant publication.
A Stunning Reprint
At Kumquat Publications, we take every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original author's publication, preserving its earliest form for your indulgence. This title, at its core, is a memoir ; it contains words strung together with such historic precision. Superb immigration books that you just do not see in the modern age. This title will make an excellent gift for the classic Jewish Literature buff in your life or a fantastic addition to your current collection. We are ready to ship this book off to you today at lightning speed , so you will find yourself indulging in this title without delay.
Title Details
A Classic Literary Memoir by Antin
From Plotzk to Boston by Jewish author Mary Antin is the biography of an immigrant first published in 1899 in the United States.
Sneak Peak
When we had secured our tickets and seen to the baggage we entered a car in the women's division and waited impatiently for the train to start. At last the first signal was given, then the second and third; the locomotive shrieked and puffed, the train moved slowly, then swiftly it left the depot far behind it.
Synopsis
Mary Antin, the author, and immigrant rights activist, wrote the 1899 memoir From Plotzk to Boston. It describes her journey from her hometown of Polotsk in the Russian Empire (currently modern Belarus) to the United States in 1894, with a particular emphasis on her observations of life in a foreign country, her family's emotional struggles, and the difficulties they faced traveling to and settling in Boston, Massachusetts. It served as the foundation for her later autobiographical and best-known work, The Promised Land (1912), and was her first significant publication.
A Stunning Reprint
At Kumquat Publications, we take every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original author's publication, preserving its earliest form for your indulgence. This title, at its core, is a memoir ; it contains words strung together with such historic precision. Superb immigration books that you just do not see in the modern age. This title will make an excellent gift for the classic Jewish Literature buff in your life or a fantastic addition to your current collection. We are ready to ship this book off to you today at lightning speed , so you will find yourself indulging in this title without delay.
Title Details
62 pages, Paperback
Published May 14, 2023
About the author
Mary Antin
61 books5 followersBorn to a Jewish family in Polotsk, Mary Antin immigrated to the Boston area with her mother and siblings in 1894, moving from Chelsea to Ward 8 in Boston's South End, a notorious slum, as the venue of her father's store changed. ... Antin is best known for her 1912 autobiography The Promised Land, which describes her public school education and assimilation into American culture, as well as life for Jews in Czarist Russia.
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