{"product_id":"an-american-in-the-making-steven-g-kellman-9780813545370","title":"An American in the Making: The Life Story of an Immigrant","description":"At the turn of the twentieth century, M. E. Ravage set off in steerage for America, one of almost two million Jews who, like millions of others from eastern and southern Europe, were lured by tales of worldly success. Seventeen years after arriving on Ellis Island, Ravage had mastered a new language, found success in college, and engagingly penned in English this vivid account of the ordeals and pleasures of departure and assimilation.\u003cp\u003eSteven G. Kellman brings Ravage's story to life again in this new edition, providing a brief biography and introduction that place the memoir within historical and literary contexts. \u003ci\u003eAn American in the Making\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to a broader understanding of the global notion of \"America\" and remains timely, especially in an era when massive immigration, now from Latin America and Asia, challenges ideas of national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven G. Kellman,M. E. Ravage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813545374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813545370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Steven G. Kellman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425073938687,"sku":"9780813545370","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c5756be-a6fa-49c1-a343-1f172917a7ab.jpg?v=1761536831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-american-in-the-making-steven-g-kellman-9780813545370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}