From Plotzk to Boston by Mary Antin
"From Plotzk to Boston" by Mary Antin is a memoir written in the late 19th century. This autobiographical account narrates the author's journey as a Jewish immigrant from the small town of Plotzk in Poland to Boston, Massachusetts, capturing the experience of emigration during a significant wave of Jewish migration to America seeking freedom and better opportunities. The book details the emotional and physical challenges Mary and her family face throughout theirjourney. Starting from the tearful goodbye at the train station in Plotzk, the narrative unfolds as they navigate through various towns and encounter roadblocks, from bureaucratic hurdles at border crossings to the harsh realities of quarantine in Germany. Throughout these trials, Antin vividly portrays the struggles of maintaining hope and resilience amid uncertainty. Ultimately, the memoir crescendos into the family’s arrival in Boston, where they embrace the long-sought freedom and new beginnings, portraying both the pains and triumphs of the immigrant experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Antin, Mary, 1881-1949 |
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| Commentator | Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926 |
| Title | From Plotzk to Boston |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Plotzk_to_Boston |
| Note | Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Arie Tuinman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E151: History: America: United States |
| Subject | Antin, Mary, 1881-1949 |
| Subject | Jews -- United States -- Biography |
| Subject | Immigrants -- United States -- Biography |
| Subject | Jews -- Poland -- Plock -- Biography |
| Subject | United States -- Ethnic relations |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20638 |
| Release Date | Feb 21, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 136 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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