Numerous memoirs and novels have recounted the jewish immigrant experience since the promised land was first published in 1912. Antins autobiography, the promised land 1912, was adapted for children by rosemary wells under the title streets of gold 1999. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary. 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.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Though life is tough in the slums, immigrant neighbors share much of the same hardships and all seem willing to help each other when things really get tough. Antin is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, which describes her public school education and assimilation into american culture, as well as life for jews in czarist russia. She died of cancer on may 15, 1949, in suffern, new york. Best sellers prime video help new releases books gift ideas. 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. The book s overall theme is of the opportunities that the united states has to offer to new immigrants. The promised land is an autobiography by author and activist mary antin.
Born to israel and esther weltman antin, a jewish family in polotsk, belarus, at that time part of russia, she 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. 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. 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. In this novel the author talks about the main differences that she saw when she emigrated from russia to the united states. Mary antin 18811949 mary antin articulated in her writing and speeches the experience of being an immigrant. Mentally alert, but physically an invalid in her final years, mary antin resided with her younger americanborn sisters. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. An extraordinary popular success when it was first published in 1912, the promised land is a classic account of the jewish american immigrant experience. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimitization, and development that took place in my own soul, and reveals the impact of a new. Author mary antin arrived in the united states from russia in the. In mary antin remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states.
After its publication, antin lectured on her immigrant experience to many audiences across the country, and became a major supporter for theodore roosevelt and his progressive party. The promised land by mary antin mary antin, june, 1881 may 15, 1949, was an american author and immigration rights activist. The autobiography of a russian immigrant, will be forthcoming. The autobiography of a russian immigrant antin, mary on. The promised land by mary antin goodreads share book. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the.
Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states. The promised land autobiography by antin britannica. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. The book focuses on her attempts to assimilate into the culture of the united states.
She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. 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 first session will feature a discussion of the promised land by mary antin, a celebrated 1912 memoir by a russianjewish immigrant to boston, followed by a show and tell from the mary antin papers as well as other archival materials related to the immigrant jewish experience held by the american jewish historical society. The promised land, first published in 1912, brings to life the transformation of an eastern european jewish immigrant into an american citizen.
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June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the new. Only 30 years old when she published her autobiography, the promised land, mary antin captured the dreams and experiences of turnofthecentury russian jewish immigrants. She believed that the strength of her story lay in the fact that it. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Mary antin was born maryashe antin in the town of polotzk in the pale of settlement, the only area of russia where jews were. She had come to make a plea for more aid to support jewish immigrant girls arriving alone in the united states. One of the most prominent voices of the early twentieth century wave of immigration to the united states, mary antin is best known for her 1912 book the promised land, describing her experience and that of her family in settling in america and attending american schools. The antin family, like most newly arrived immigrants. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her. Her book, the promised land, is still read today as an expression of the quintessential 19 th century eastern european immigrant experience with universal appeal to all immigrants. Mary antins immigration experience, however, was one of.
I bought the promised land because some my ancestors came from poland and russia and settled in chelsea ma at around the same time. In her autobiography the promised land, mary antin speaks of the hopes, hardships, and dreams shared by many immigrants in the late 1800s. Mary antin was an american author and immigration rights activist. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the promised land. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. Nevertheless, for its celebration of america and how it transformed the foreignborn maryashe into mary antin, author, citizen, and interpreter of the immigrant experience to her fellow americans, antin s autobiography remains the quintessential work of its genre. It was written in 1912 by mary antin, who describes the complex process of acclimation and assimilation by combining political commentaries, biography, and history. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Her book, the promised land, is still read today as an expression of the quintessential 19th century eastern european immigrant experience with universal appeal. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in. It was written in 1912 by mary antin, who describes the complex process of acclimation.
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In both that book and the promised land, antin reacts against forces that wanted to restrict immigration severely, especially from southern and eastern europe. On this day in 1912, over 1,000 people gathered at the waldorf astoria hotel in new york to hear boston writer mary antin. One of the most prominent voices of the early twentieth century wave of immigration to the united states, mary antin is best known for her 1912 book the promised land, describing her experie toggle navigation immigration to the united states. I like stories, especially firsthand accounts, of the immigrant experience in america. Nevertheless, for its celebration of america and how it transformed the foreignborn maryashe into mary antin, author, citizen, and interpreter of the immigrant experience to her fellow americans, antin s.
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