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. Mazal holocaust collection shapiro bruce rogers collection library of congress antin emigrated from. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in. Jan 19, 20 from plotzk to boston full audio book by mary antin 18811949 an intensely personal account of the immigration experience as related by a young jewish girl from plotzk a town in the. The promised land by mary antin free at loyal books. Though i disagree at some points with the author, i find it very inspirational, a good guideline for a successful hybrid identity.
She had come to make a plea for more aid to support jewish immigrant girls arriving alone in the united states. The promised land was a bestseller when it was first published in 1912. Mary antin, with her mother, sisters, and brother, set out from plotzk in 1894 to join their father, who had journeyed to the promised land of america three years before. Antin had recently published the promised land, a memoir of her emigration from. As a child, she lived in the russian pale, the part of russia. Being a jew in russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all.
Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states. Mary antin was born in polotzk in modernday belarus. The promised land mary antin audiobook and ebook all. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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.
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Roosevelt later said that his support of womens suffrage came from his association with antin and women like her. On this day in 1912, over 1,000 people gathered at the waldorf astoria hotel in new york to hear boston writer mary antin. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. Mary antin was born in june of 1881 in polotzk, white russia what is now belarus. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in 1894. 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. Questia read the fulltext online edition of the promised land 1912. So the jews found comfort in their ancient traditions. Author mary antin arrived in the united states from russia in the 1890s at the age of 12. With the appearance of this book, mary, eighteen at the time, was hailed as a child prodigy. Download the promised land pdf by mary antinthe promised land is the autobiography of mary antin. Though i disagree at some points with the author, i find it very inspirational, a good guideline for a successful hybrid identity past and present identity.
After the publication of the promised land, antin campaigned for theodore roosevelts unsuccessful presidential bid, and then traveled the country speaking about the themes of her book. She emigrated from polotzk to boston with her family in 1894, when she was thirteen. It was hugely successful, eventually selling almost 85,000 copies. Life was not easy, though as a child, mary describes life in boston as almost perfect. Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and esther weltman antin, a jewish family. 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 serve a secondary purpose.
In 1899, antin s first book, from plotzk sic to boston, was published. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. 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. Her first book, describing her voyage from russia to the united states, was published in 1899. Read the fulltext online edition of the promised land 1912. Only 30 years old when she published her autobiography, the promised land, mary antin captured the dreams and experiences of turnofthecentury russian jewish immigrants.
Mary antin emigrated with her family from the eastern european town of polotzk to boston in 1894, when she was twelve years old. Constraints of women in the jewish community lindsay kleiman although mary antin wrote the promised land in 1912 with the ostensible intention of. In her 1912 memoir the promised land, belarussianamerican writer mary antin describes her life from her childhood in belarus to her immigration to the united states in the 1890s as the. It is revered as a coming of age story for not only a young immigrant, but for a young woman. 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. 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. Promised land by mary antin, free pdf, ebook global grey. Mary antin 1881 1949 being a jew in russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all. By eighteen, she had published her first autobiographical volume, which later became her masterpiece, the promised land. Though i disagree at some points with the author, i find it very inspirational, a good guideline for a successful. Mary antin with children mary antin published her autobiographical work, the promised land, in 1912. The material in this volume became the basis of her masterpiece, the promised land. An intensely personal account of the immigration experience as related by a young jewish girl from plotzk a town in the government of vitebsk, russia. June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist.
When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antin s trials and joys. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. Inthe promised land, mary antin tells of moving from polotzk, russia, to boston, massachusetts, when she was around thirteen years old. When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antin.
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I will write a bold finis at the end, and shut the book with a bang. Apr 08, 2018 a smart and dignified girl, mary takes the good things in anything and writes her autobiography with a smile. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Jan 17, 2017 an intensely personal account of the immigration experience as related by a young jewish girl from plotzk a town in the government of vitebsk, russia. The promised land autobiography by antin britannica. The promised land by mary antin free ebook project gutenberg. When mary antins father decided that keeping to his traditions did not. This penguin twentiethcentury classics edition includes eighteen blackandwhite photographs from the book s first edition and reprints for the first time antin s essay how i wrote the promised land. Aug 31, 2012 i bought the promised land because some my ancestors came from poland and russia and settled in chelsea ma at around the same time. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. She had come to make a plea for more aid to support jewish. Her memoir vividly recaptures scenes from both old and new world cultures, chronicling the poverty and oppression of czarist russia as well as the excitement and challenges of her assimilation into american life at the turn of the twentieth century. The promised land is mary antins mature autobiography.
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