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100 1 _aAntin, Mary,
_d1881-1949
245 1 4 _aThe Promised Land
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Promised_Land_(autobiography)
500 _aRelease date is 2007-03-23
508 _aProduced by Roger Frank, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Promised Land" by Mary Antin is an autobiography written in the early 20th century. This work explores the author's experiences growing up as a Jewish girl in the Pale of Settlement in Eastern Europe before her immigration to America. It artfully recounts her childhood in Polotzk, the challenges of being part of a marginalized community, and the contrast between her upbringing and the wider world. At the start of the book, Antin introduces her childhood memories, characterized by the dichotomy between her home in Polotzk and the distant land of Russia. She reflects on her early understanding of the world, including the joys and fears associated with her Jewish identity. Through vivid anecdotes, she illustrates the complexities of living in a society that ostracizes her community, as well as the warmth and resilience of her family life within the confines of the Pale. The opening beautifully sets the tone for an exploration of identity, belonging, and the pursuit of freedom, themes that resonate throughout her journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAntin, Mary, 1881-1949
653 _aJews -- United States -- Biography
653 _aJews -- Belarus -- Polatsk -- Biography
653 _aImmigrants -- United States -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20885
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