Interweaving autobiography with history, introspection and political commentary, Mary Antin recounts the process of "uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimatization, and development that took place in my own soul", and reveals the impact of a new culture on her family.
Customer Review: Interesting but not the greatest
I remember reading this work years ago in connection with the study I was then making of American Jewish Literature. My impression was much that of another Amazon reader. It is at times a vivid accoun...
Customer Review: Interesting Look at Immigrant Experience
Mary Antin's experiences presumably match the experiences of many immigrants coming to America in the heady days just before the dawn of the twentienth century. The Promised Land, for that reason, ho...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Promised Land (The Best Nonfiction Sellers of 1912)
