Understanding how far antin was willing to go, and exactly what she chose to modify in order to realize her objective, is essential to fully appreciate this particular. 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. The promised land tells the story of mary antins early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states. Still, mcginity calls antins legacy and her lessons for american society limitless and enduring, and as vital today as they were a. Immigration, trauma, and space in mary antins the promised land jolie a. 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. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the. Antins words reveal her almost desperate wish to jettison the albatross of memory that weighed so heavily upon her and from which she was not yet free. Antin s first book told the story of her own immigration experience, and it brought her name to the attention of the reading public. Mary antin with children mary antin published her autobiographical work, the promised land, in 1912. The promised land by mary antin mary antin, june, 1881 may 15, 1949, was an american author and immigration rights activist. The book focuses on her attempts to assimilate into the culture of the united states.
My father produced several kinds of food, ready to eat, without any cooking, from little tin cans that had printing all over them. How mary antin brought the boston immigrant experience to. Mary antin was born in june of 1881 in polotzk, white russia what is now belarus. Promised land by mary antin, free pdf, ebook global grey. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. Mary antins immigration experience, however, was one of. The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. The language of new beginnings is familiar to readers of the bildungsroman, immigration narratives, and. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the jewish immigrant experience in anzia yezierskas bread givers and mary antins the promised land, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The promised land was a bestseller when it was first published in 1912.
In this novel the author talks about the main differences that she saw when she emigrated from russia to the united states. All the little girls i knew lived in polotzk, with their fathers and mothers and friends. Mar 23, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In these excerpts from her memoir, she describes becoming an american as an experience so profound that it constitutes a second birth. Antins first book told the story of her own immigration experience, and it brought her name to the attention of the reading public. In her autobiography the promised land, mary antin speaks of the hopes, hardships, and dreams shared by many immigrants in the late 1800s. She wrote about her early experiences in her book, promised land, that was published in 1912. I like stories, especially firsthand accounts, of the immigrant experience in america. Sep 02, 20 the promised land ebook written by mary antin. How mary antin brought the boston immigrant experience to the. The notion of identity in mary antins the promised land.
She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her. Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and esther weltman antin, a jewish family living in polotsk, in the vitebsk. The main themes of the story are the immigration and also the process that the immigrant take to become citizens of a different country. She emigrated from polotzk to boston with her family in 1894, when she was thirteen. Crowd gathers to hear writer mary antin mass moments. Mary antin the promised land book jack and rose richards. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Project muse recollecting, repeating, and walking through. Her book, the promised land, is still read today as an expression of the quintessential 19th century eastern european immigrant experience with universal appeal.
When i was a little girl, the world was divided into two parts. A dozen years after from plotzk to boston appeared, the immigration experience became the subject of antins most widely read book, the promised land 1912. The promised land, by mary antin read 23 dec 2008 i read this because i had never heard of it, and jay parini called it one of books of lasting american significance. 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 was a russian jewish immigrant who arrived in the united states at the age of. 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. The publication of the promised land the following year brought antin immediate success. American author and immigration rights activist mary antin 18811949 arrived in the united states at the age of 12 with a family fleeing the pogroms of czarist russia. 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. I will write a bold finis at the end, and shut the book with a bang. The antin family, like most newly arrived immigrants. In her book the promised land published in 1912 mary antin uses the term identity only one time. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states. Mary antin, author of the promised land, a chronicle of immigration that was published in 1912 and became a standard college text for several decades, was born in belarus on this date in 1881. June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the promised land. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization life. Astonishingly enough, this happens in chapter ix, named after the book s title, in which antin describes her arrival in america after the exodus 7 from her russian hometown polotzk. Download the promised land pdf by mary antinthe promised land is the autobiography of mary antin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the promised land. On this day in 1912, over 1,000 people gathered at the waldorf astoria hotel in new york to hear boston writer mary antin. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in. Aug 01, 2012 mary antins ringing endorsement of americanizationof being made overwhich appeared in 1912 in her autobiography, the promised land, probably did. Antins autobiography, the promised land 1912, was adapted for children by rosemary wells under the title streets of gold 1999. Promised land lgbtq themed childrens book promised land. Russia was the place where ones father went on business. A very personal and very interesting look into the life of a young child moving away from her. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in 1894. Abraham cahans 1917 autobiographical novel, the rise of.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Reissues as well as fees from lectures antin gave on such topics as the responsibility of american citizenship, the civic education of the immigrant, and the public school as a test of american faith assured her a substantial income for several years. Index mary antin 18811949 mary antin 18811949 identity theories instrumentalist theory. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. But in her real life, as opposed to her representation of it in the promised land, it was not so easy to say finis to the. 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. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. She had come to make a plea for more aid to support jewish immigrant girls arriving alone in the united states. Buy a cheap copy of the promised land book by mary antin. Mary antin, the promised land 1 with these lines, mary antin begins her bestselling 1912 immigrant autobiography and establishes immigration as an experience akin to death and resurrection. A young girls journey from russia to the promised land, and more on.
I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. A dozen years after from plotzk to boston appeared, the immigration experience became the subject of antin s most widely read book, the promised land 1912. Mary antins ringing endorsement of americanizationof being made overwhich appeared in 1912 in her autobiography, the promised land, probably did. Though i disagree at some points with the author, i find it very inspirational, a good guideline for a successful hybrid identity past and. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary antin. Roosevelt later said that his support of womens suffrage came from his association with antin and women like her. 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 by mary antin goodreads share book. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Her first book, describing her voyage from russia to the united states, was published in 1899. The promised land by mary antin is a unique book of memoire. Still, mcginity calls antins legacy and her lessons for american society limitless and enduring, and as vital today as they were a century ago. Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states.
Mary antin articulated in her writing and speeches the experience of being an immigrant. Mary antin books list of books by author mary antin. Related to political movements or attitudes to achieve things. It tells of a jewish girl born in 1881 in russia, and of her life in poverty within the pale and of the jewish atmosphere in polotzk. The promised land recounts the transformation of an east european jewish immigrant into an american citizen. Mary antin was an american author and immigration rights activist. The promised land is the autobiography of mary antin, american author and immigration rights activist. 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 1912 edited here with illustrations from photographs, is the autobiography of mary antin, was an american author and immigration rights activist. Sheffer bio i was born, i have lived, and i have been made over. Her autobiographical book, first excerpted in the atlantic, was a celebration of the american dream and an argument for open immigration. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the jewish immigrant experience in anzia yezierskas bread givers and mary antin s the promised land, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The books popularity allowed antin to begin speaking publicly, a platform that she used to promote acceptance of immigration to the united states.
The jewish immigrant experience in anzia yezierskas bread givers and mary antin s the promised land. Here she is in 1916 speaking with a group of small children. It was written in 1912 by mary antin, who describes the complex process of acclimation. Jul 14, 2011 the promised land is a book writen by mary antin. It was hugely successful, eventually selling almost 85,000 copies. The promised land is the autobiography of mary antin. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the new. 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. If one has had the opportunity to read antins book the promised landa national best seller in 1912 that was considered to be the most popular immigrant. Antin would continue to write for the rest of her life on topics ranging from immigration to jewish identity to mysticism, though she never equaled the success of the promised land. The jewish immigrant experience in anzia yezierskas bread givers and mary antins the promised land.
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