A very personal and very interesting look into the life of a young child moving away from her homeland. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the. The promised land has been added to your cart add to cart. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content michael p. Having made such good time across the ocean, i ought to be able to proceed no less rapidly on terra firma, where, after all, i am more at home. The promised land autobiography the promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. 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. 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.
Life was not easy, though as a child, mary describes life in boston as almost perfect. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Promised land by mary antin, free pdf, ebook global grey. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in 1894. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. As a child, she lived in the russian pale, the part of russia. The material in this volume became the basis of her masterpiece, the promised land. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks.
Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and. Aug 01, 2012 mary antins ringing endorsement of americanizationof being made overwhich appeared in 1912 in her autobiography, the promised land, probably did. Antin immigrated to the united states with her mother, sisters, and brother in 1894, joining her father, who had preceded them in 1891, in massachusetts. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content steven g. Author mary antin arrived in the united states from russia in the 1890s at the age of 12. Mary antin was considered a child prodigy and published her first articles at the age of eighteen. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In 1899, antins first book, from plotzk sic to boston, was published. Mary antin has 17 books on goodreads with 1676 ratings. Jun 26, 2012 buy the paperback book the promised land by mary antin at indigo.
Mary antins 18811949 autobiography, the promised land 1912, was published as american fears concerning masses of immigrants entering the country were reaching a climax. With the appearance of this book, mary, eighteen at the time, was hailed as a child prodigy. The promised land by mary antin this free downloadable e book can be read on your computer or ereader. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimatization, and development that took place in her own soul and reveals the impact of a new. When i was a little girl, the world was divided into two parts. Mary takes the good things in anything and writes her autobiography with a smile. 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. The promised land is mary antins mature autobiography. Mobi files can be read on kindles, epub files can be read on other e book readers, and zip files can be downloaded and read on your computer. Read the fulltext online edition of the promised land 1912. An extraordinary popular success when it was first published in 1912, the promised land is a classic account of the jewish american immigrant experience. Eva hoffman revises mary antin the tongue am i of those who lived before me, as those that are to come will be the voice of my unspoken thoughts,1 proclaims mary antin, in an adopted tongue, english, that supplanted the yiddish of her childhood in polotzk.
The promised land by mary antin, 1912 online research library. The promised land mary antin audiobook and ebook all. All the little girls i knew lived in polotzk, with their fathers and mothers and friends. 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, 1912 online research. 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. Mary antin and the jewish origins of the american self many jews will never see the promised land. I thought it a miracle, exclaimed mary antin in her bestselling autobiography, the promised land, written when she was just thirty years old, that i, mashke, the granddaughter of raphael the russian, born to a humble destiny, should be at home in an american metropolis, be free to fashion my own life, and should dream my dreams in english phrases. Mar 23, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Though i disagree at some points with the author, i find it very inspirational, a good guideline for a successful hybrid identity past and. She emigrated from polotzk to boston with her family in 1894, when she was thirteen. Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the.
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. Especially important is conveying to them the kinds of conditions the newly. A smart and dignified girl, mary takes the good things in anything and writes her autobiography with a smile. June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist. The promised land by mary antin goodreads share book. This penguin twentiethcentury classics edition includes eighteen blackandwhite photographs from the book s first edition and reprints for the first time antins essay how i wrote the promised land. 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. Only 30 years old when she published her autobiography, the promised land, mary antin captured the dreams and experiences of turnofthecentury russian jewish immigrants.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the promised land. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. Promised land lgbtq themed childrens book promised. Inthe promised land, mary antin tells of moving from polotzk, russia, to boston, massachusetts, when she was around thirteen years old. In it, she tells the story of what she considers her escape from bondage in eastern europe and her finding of freedom in america. Related to political movements or attitudes to achieve things. The book focuses on her attempts to assimilate into the culture of the united states. Leaving home for the promised land, 1894, eyewitness to history. Buy the paperback book the promised land by mary antin at indigo. First published in 1912, the promised land is a classic account of the jewish american immigrant experience. Nov 29, 2011 the promised land autobiography by mary antin the book, the promised land, is an autobiography written by mary antin which describes her gettingusedto the american culture. Jun 17, 2004 buy the promised land by antin, mary isbn.
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. Index mary antin 18811949 mary antin 18811949 identity theories instrumentalist theory. Mary antins most popular book is the promised land. Mary antin 18811949 was born in a small russian town and most autobiographies are written at the end of the writers life. 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. This is an autobiographical study of the immigrant, of what he brings to america, and what he finds here, and in it the author presents the case of the russian jews american citizenship in a new and vivid light. If antin presumes to speak for millions, as she repeatedly attests. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Self and other in mary antins the promised land mary antins autobiography, the promised land 1912, remains a peculiarly ambivalent work concerning the ambiguous ways in which the immigrant becomes americanized. In telling the story of one person, the promised land illuminates the lives of hundreds of thousands. Her first book, describing her voyage from russia to the united states, was published in 1899. Heath anthology of american literaturemary antin author page.
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. That i who was brought up to my teens almost without a book should be set down in the midst of all the books. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary antin. 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. Yet, according to the few critics who have written on jewish immigrant mary antins work, the meaning. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
The promised land by mary antin was written before the author had reached her thirtieth birthday. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. Mary antin emigrated with her family from the eastern european town of polotzk to boston in 1894, when she was twelve years old. The promised land is mary antin s mature autobiography. About us promised land lgbtq themed childrens book. Librivox recording of the promised land by mary antin. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including assimilation in the promised land.
Mary antin was born in june of 1881 in polotzk, white russia what is now belarus. Weaving introspection with political commentary, biography with history, the promised land, first published in 1912, brings to life the transformation of an eastern european jewish immigrant into an american citizen. Russia was the place where ones father went on business. Promised land lgbtq themed childrens book promised land. The promised land autobiography by mary antin the book, the promised land, is an autobiography written by mary antin which describes her gettingusedto the american culture. Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and esther weltman antin, a jewish family. 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.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Constraints of women in the jewish community 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. Roosevelt later said that his support of womens suffrage came from his association with antin and women like her. The promised land by mary antin is a unique book of memoire. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary. Self and other in 29 mary antins the promised land the promised land, then she seems to contradict this move by proclaiming the chief interest of her work is that it is illustrative of scores of unwritten lives xxi. When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antins trials and joys. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. May antin came to the united states from russia in the 1890s when she was a young girl. Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states. The book features 32 stunning full colour illustrations by. The promised land by mary antin teaching resources. Questia read the fulltext online edition of the promised land 1912.
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