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This selection from her autobiography 1912 offers a particularly moving example of what learning about george washington meant to mary antin 18811949, a young girl who at age arrived in the united states from polotsk, a small town in. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states. Librivox recording of the promised land by mary antin. This work was reproduced from the original artifact. Mobi files can be read on kindles, epub files can be read on other e book readers, and zip files can be downloaded and read on your computer. Does mary antin, like many other immigrants, appreciate her new country and its. Having made such good time across the ocean, i ought to be able to proceed no less rapidly on terra firma, where, after all, i am more at home. The promised land illustrated by mary antin nook book. Mary antin and the jewish origins of the american self many jews will never see the promised land. She emigrated from polotzk to boston with her family in 1894, when she was thirteen. Read the fulltext online edition of the promised land 1912. With that, mary antin both announced herself as a writer and changed.

When i was a little girl, the world was divided into two parts. Antin s description and stories of life in polotzk makes it easy for me to imagine what it might have been like for my family as well. At least half the book, and some of its most rollicking prose, is given over to an affectionate. Constraints of women in the jewish community lindsay kleiman although mary antin wrote the promised land in 1912 with the ostensible intention of shedding light on the jewishamerican immigrant experience for a nonjewish audience, one can see through close readings that this autobiography was also written to. I bought the promised land because some my ancestors came from poland and russia and settled in chelsea ma at around the same time. Heath anthology of american literaturemary antin author page. Antin and her family spent their early years in america moving from crowded slum. 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. Her first book, describing her voyage from russia to the united states, was published in 1899. With the appearance of this book, mary, eighteen at the time, was hailed as a child prodigy. That i who was brought up to my teens almost without a book should be set down in the midst of all the books that ever were written, was a miracle as great as any on record. Mary antin 18811949 was born in polotsk, russia to a jewish family and emigrated to the united states settling in boston when she was only thirteen.

This book contains 15 or more unique illustrations relevant to its content this is an autobiography of mary antin who, as a girl, left eastern. I will write a bold finis at the end, and shut the book with a bang. In it, she tells the story of what she considers her escape from bondage in eastern europe and her finding of freedom in america. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content steven g. First published in 1912, the promised land is a classic account of the jewish american immigrant experience. If antin presumes to speak for millions, as she repeatedly attests. Mary antin emigrated with her family from the eastern european town of polotzk to boston in 1894, when she was twelve years old. The promised land is mary antins mature autobiography. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Inthe promised land, mary antin tells of moving from polotzk, russia, to boston, massachusetts, when she was around thirteen years old.

It was the one thing that he was able to promise us when he sent for us. Antin, who is featured in jwas online encyclopedia, begins the promised land with i was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. When the teacher read to us out of a big book with many bookmarks in it, i sat. Lemann, correspondent for atlantic monthly, discussed his recent book, the promised land. The material in this volume became the basis of her masterpiece, the promised land. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. The promised land by mary antin is a unique book of memoire. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in 1894. Her book, the promised land, is still read today as an expression of the quintessential 19th century eastern european immigrant experience with universal appeal. About us promised land lgbtq themed childrens book. The promised land by mary antin was published 1912, and it narrates the story of a jewish family immigrating from russia to the united states in fact it is the autobiography of antin, she put it in this way. Mary antin was born in june of 1881 in polotzk, white russia what is now belarus.

This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. The books popularity allowed antin to begin speaking publicly, a platform that she used to promote acceptance of immigration to the united states. Mary antin, making an american, from the promised land. Jeremy benstein will discuss his new book, hebrew roots, jewish routes. Buy the paperback book the promised land by mary antin at indigo. Though i disagree at some points with the author, i find it very inspirational, a good guideline for a. I thought it a miracle, exclaimed mary antin in her bestselling autobiography, the promised land, written when she was just thirty years old, that i, mashke, the granddaughter of raphael the russian, born to a humble destiny, should be at. Eva hoffman revises mary antin the tongue am i of those who lived before me, as those that are to come will be the voice of my unspoken thoughts,1 proclaims mary antin, in an adopted tongue, english, that supplanted the yiddish of her childhood in. Mary antins ringing endorsement of americanizationof being made overwhich appeared in 1912 in her autobiography, the promised land, probably did. The great black migration and how it changed america. Index mary antin 18811949 mary antin 18811949 identity theories instrumentalist theory. The promised land, probably did more to assuage civic concern ab. Especially important is conveying to them the kinds of conditions.

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The promised land was a bestseller when it was first published in 1912. Russia was the place where ones father went on business. The promised land by mary antin, 1912 online research. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The promised land by mary antin this free downloadable e book can be read on your computer or ereader. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over a very touching and beautiful written autobiography which reads like a novel. Thieves and liars till the walls fall down duration. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary antin this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The book focuses on her attempts to assimilate into the culture of the united states. Life was not easy, though as a child, mary describes life in boston as almost perfect.

Antin immigrated to the united states with her mother, sisters, and brother in 1894, joining her father, who had preceded them in. The promised land autobiography by mary antin the book, the promised land, is an autobiography written by mary antin which describes her gettingusedto the american culture. Born 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 bostons south end, a notorious slum, as the venue of her fathers store changed. The promised land by mary antin free ebook project gutenberg. Related to political movements or attitudes to achieve things. The promised land by mary antin teaching resources. In the book, she details her experiences in american public schools and.

Mary was a writer and had her fist poem published at fifteen. June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist. The promised land is the autobiography of mary antin. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary. Her book celebrates the immigrant experience and documents the effort it took to realize the opportunities of her new country.

Students are often unfamiliar with the time period treated in the promised land, especially so with aspects of the great migration and of immigrant settlement in america in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Weaving introspection with political commentary, biography with history, the promised land, first published in 1912, brings to life the transformation of an eastern european jewish immigrant into an american citizen. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. The promised land recounts the transformation of an east european jewish immigrant into an american citizen. When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antins trials and. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including assimilation in the promised land.

Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimatization, and development that took place in her own soul. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. Interweaving introspection with political commentaries, biography. When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antins trials and joys. In 1899, antins first book, from plotzk sic to boston, was published. All the little girls i knew lived in polotzk, with their fathers and mothers and friends. In it, she speaks of the story of what she believes is her escape from bondage in eastern europe and her finding of freedom in america. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content michael p.