Start reading the promised land on your kindle in under a minute. The promised land by mary antin in chm, djvu, fb2 download ebook. 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. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Her family moved to the united states when she was still a child and she lived in boston and then new york, where she attended the teachers college of columbia university and barnard university.
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. A delightful tale of conviction and sanctification. That i who was born in the prison of the pale should roam at will in the land of freedom, was a marvel that it did me good to realize. Mary antin was an american author and immigration rights activist. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Mary antin was born into a jewish family in polotsk in russianruled poland.
She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. Complete the promised land by mary antin librivox forum. Her first book, describing her voyage from russia to the united states, was published in 1899. This is an autobiography of mary antin who, as a girl, left eastern europe in the search of freedom and opportunities and went to the united states. 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 illustrated by mary antin nook book. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over a very touching and beautiful written autobiography which reads like a novel. Feb 03, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Only 30 years old when she published her autobiography, the promised land, mary antin captured the dreams and experiences of turnofthecentury russian jewish immigrants. The promised land abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Dec 05, 2017 a small rustic towns spirituality awakens after a mangled and beaten stranger wanders in one day. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content michael p. In telling the story of one person, the promised land illuminates the lives of hundreds of thousands. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in 1894.
When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antin s trials and joys. The promised land is the autobiography of mary antin. Mary antin 18811949 promised land, the, by mary antin 1912. This acclaimed book by mary antin is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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. June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary antin. The promised land by mary antin free ebook project gutenberg. The promised land pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files. Russia was the place where ones father went on business. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. That is, antin also wrote this novel for the jewish reader as a means. A smart and dignified girl, mary takes the good things in anything and writes her autobiography with a smile. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary. When mary antins father decided that keeping to his traditions did not suit him. 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.
She compares the life in the eastern europe to that. Life was not easy, though as a child, mary describes life in boston as almost perfect. 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. Aug 31, 2012 the promised land paperback august 31, 2012 by mary antin author. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the. Index mary antin 18811949 mary antin 18811949 identity theories instrumentalist theory. The promised land is mary antins mature autobiography. In it, she tells the story of what she considers her escape from bondage in eastern europe and her finding of freedom in america.
Aug 01, 2012 mary antins ringing endorsement of americanizationof being made overwhich appeared in 1912 in her autobiography, the promised land, probably did i was born, i have lived, and i have. Jun 26, 2012 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. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. Related to political movements or attitudes to achieve things. Mary antin and the jewish origins of the american self many jews will never see 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. 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. When you listen to bridget reading this wonderful book, you can almost feel mary antins trials and joys. 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. Inthe promised land, mary antin tells of moving from polotzk, russia, to boston, massachusetts, when she was around thirteen years old. Mentally alert, but physically an invalid in her final years, mary antin resided with her younger americanborn sisters. Antin publshed short stories essays, and her books the promised land 1912 and they who knock at our gates 1914, which together sold more than one hundred thousand copies. All the little girls i knew lived in polotzk, with their fathers and mothers and friends. The books popularity allowed antin to begin speaking publicly, a platform that she used to promote acceptance of immigration to the united states. This book contains 15 or more unique illustrations relevant to its content this is an autobiography of mary antin who, as a girl, left eastern europe in the search of freedom and opportunities and went to the united states. 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 written, was a miracle as great as any on record. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation. When i was a little girl, the world was divided into two parts.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. 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. Chapter for the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer. The promised land paperback august 31, 2012 by mary antin author. This penguin twentiethcentury classics edition includes eighteen blackandwhite photographs from the books first edition and reprints for the first time antin s essay how i wrote the promised land. The promised land by mary antin free at loyal books. As a child, she lived in the russian pale, the part of russia. She died of cancer on may 15, 1949, in suffern, new york.
The extract below is from her book the promised land. Yet, according to the few critics who have written on jewish immigrant mary. The promised land by mary antin, 1912 online research. 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. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land. The promised land abebooks abebooks shop for books. The book focuses on her attempts to assimilate into the culture of the united states.
Being a jew in russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all. May antin came to the united states from russia in the 1890s when she was a young girl. Mary antin was born in june of 1881 in polotzk, white russia what is now belarus. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimatization, and development that took place in. A small rustic towns spirituality awakens after a mangled and beaten stranger wanders in one day. The promised land was a bestseller when it was first published in 1912. Numerous memoirs and novels have recounted the jewish immigrant experience since the promised land was first published in 1912. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts.
The promised land isbn 9781420900309 pdf epub mary antin. I will write a bold finis at the end, and shut the book with a bang. She compares the life in the eastern europe to that in usa which she calls the new world and admires the new world for its vast opportunities, freedom and the. After some successful years as a writer and progressive lecturer, antin suffered a nervous breakdown, and she and grabau separated. Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states. She emigrated from polotzk to boston with her family in 1894, when she was thirteen. 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. 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. 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. So the jews found comfort in their ancient traditions. Mary antins ringing endorsement of americanizationof being made overwhich appeared in 1912 in her autobiography, the promised land, probably did. That is, antin also wrote this novel for the jewish reader as a means of critiquing the religious. Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and esther weltman antin, a jewish family. 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.