From Many Lands

by Louis Adamic

Winner of Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction (1941) as the most important book on ethnic relations in the modern world.

Genres: Nonfiction

459 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1940

About the author

Slovenian-born, he came to US at the age of 14. Socialist, he supported Tito and was friends with Rex Stout and Robinson Jeffers.

Reviews

[LA · Rating 3 out of 5]

In America, we are just beginning we have to take stock of our resources, exploring our cultural past. Very romantic book. Case studies with various immigrants and blacks, one from Mexico. Lupe Valdez’ educational experience, comparing it to the Mexican ideal that education was frivolous and not necessary.

Lupe married a gringa, he went for his PH.D. and they lived happily ever after.

Adamic argues that we all came from somewhere else. He wants to make America safe for democracy.