An American in the Making: The Life Story of an Immigrant (Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Americas (MELA)) - Hardcover

Ravage, Mr. M. E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813545374 ISBN 13: 9780813545370

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

Steven 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. An American in the Making 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.

About this title

About the Author

STEVEN G. KELLMAN is a professor of comparative literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the author of several books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813545374
• ISBN 13: 9780813545370
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Kellman Professor Steven G.