How to become an American, a history of immigration, assimilation, and loneliness, Daniel Wolff
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How to become an American, a history of immigration, assimilation, and loneliness, Daniel Wolff
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
How to become an American
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1322809969
Responsibility statement
Daniel Wolff
Sub title
a history of immigration, assimilation, and loneliness
Summary
"An odyssey from pre-Civil War Charleston to post-World War II Minneapolis through Jewish immigrants' eyes. The histories of US immigrants do not always begin and end in Ellis Island and northeastern cities. Many arrived earlier and some migrated south and west, fanning out into their vast new country. They sought a renewed life, fresh prospects, and a safe harbor, despite a nation that was not always welcoming and not always tolerant. How to Become an American begins with a widow's abandoned diary-and from there author Daniel Wolff examines the sweeping history of immigration into the United States through the experiences of one unnamed, seemingly unremarkable Jewish family, and, in the process, makes their lives remarkable. It is a deeply human odyssey that journeys from pre-Civil War Charleston, South Carolina, to post-World War II Minneapolis, Minnesota. In some ways, the family's journey parallels that of the nation, as it struggled to define itself through the Industrial Age. A persistent strain of loneliness permeates this story, and Wolff holds up this theme for contemplation. In a country that prides itself on being 'a nation of immigrants,' where 'all men are created equal,' why do we end up feeling alone in the land we love?"--, Provided by publisher
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- Jewish families + Social conditions
- Biographies
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish
- Juifs -- États-Unis -- Identité
- Creative nonfiction
- Essais fictionnels
- Familles juives -- États-Unis -- Conditions sociales
- History
- Juifs + Acculturation -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Juifs -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Jewish families -- United States -- Social conditions
- Jews + Identity
- Jews -- United States -- Identity
- Jews -- United States -- Biography
- National characteristics, American
- United States
- Jews + Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History
- Citizenship + Philosophy
- Jews
- HISTORY / Jewish
- Jews + Cultural assimilation
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- Creator1
- Genre4
- Subject21
- Jewish families + Social conditions
- Biographies
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish
- Juifs -- États-Unis -- Identité
- Creative nonfiction
- Essais fictionnels
- Familles juives -- États-Unis -- Conditions sociales
- History
- Juifs + Acculturation -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Juifs -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Jewish families -- United States -- Social conditions
- Jews + Identity
- Jews -- United States -- Identity
- Jews -- United States -- Biography
- National characteristics, American
- United States
- Jews + Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History
- Citizenship + Philosophy
- Jews
- HISTORY / Jewish
- Jews + Cultural assimilation
- Content1
- Author1
- Other version1
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