It is considered one of his most important works after the peasants. May antin came to the united states from russia in the 1890s when she was a young girl. The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary. Antin s description and stories of life in polotzk makes it easy for me to imagine what it might have been like for my family as well. Jun 17, 2004 i bought the promised land because some my ancestors came from poland and russia and settled in chelsea ma at around the same time. Mary antin was born in june of 1881 in polotzk, white russia what is now belarus. Aug 01, 2012 by the 1960s, antin and her vision of america had fallen from grace. Mentally alert, but physically an invalid in her final years, mary antin resided with her younger americanborn sisters. Review of mary antins the promised land appears in the. While antin writes this in 1912 long before the retrospective reader knows of the holocaust, i cannot help feeling that in 1912 jews had been through worse things than an exodus to the promised land.
The promised land has been added to your cart add to cart. Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and. I bought the promised land because some my ancestors came from poland and russia and settled in chelsea ma at around the same time. Being a jew in russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all. Antin immigrated to the united states with her mother, sisters, and brother in 1894, joining her father, who had preceded them in. Feb 03, 2016 this feature is not available right now. As a child, she lived in the russian pale, the part of russia.
The promised land illustrated by mary antin nook book. Librivox recording of the promised land by mary antin. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Author mary antin arrived in the united states from russia in the 1890s at the age of 12. This classic of the jewishamerican immigrant experience was an instant critical and popular success upon its 1912 publication. All the little girls i knew lived in polotzk, with their fathers and mothers and friends. 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 is mary antins mature autobiography. So the jews found comfort in their ancient traditions. Antin weaves the development of her own literacy into the narrative of her sister friedas labor on garments. 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. First published in 1912, the promised land is a classic account of the jewish american immigrant experience. Promised land lgbtq themed childrens book promised. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including assimilation in the promised land. The book focuses on her attempts to assimilate into the culture of the united states. Like i was at a most impressionable age when i was transplanted to the new soil.
Mary antin was the second of six children born to israel and esther weltman antin, a jewish family. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimitization, and development that took place in my own soul, and reveals the impact of a new. 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. Moreover, antins juxtaposition of textiles and texts borrows from the discourse of. Mary was a writer and had her fist poem published at fifteen. 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.
In it, she tells the story of what she considers her escape from bondage in eastern europe and her finding of freedom in america. 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. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Page 223 and whereas formerly my selfconsciousness had bordered on conceit, and i thought myself an uncommon person, parading my schoolbooks through the streets, and swelling with pride when a teacher detained me in conversation, now i grew humble all at once, seeing how insignificant i was beside the great. A delightful tale of conviction and sanctification. I chose this article because mays story of her arrival in boston is through a young girls eyes. Index mary antin 18811949 mary antin 18811949 identity theories instrumentalist theory. I was born, i have lived, and i have been made over.
The promised land mary antin audiobook and ebook all. She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her. It tells the story of her early life in what is now belarus and her immigration to the united states in 1894. June, 1881 may 15, 1949 was an american author and immigration rights activist. 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. 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 emigrated from polotzk to boston with her family in 1894, when she was thirteen. Chapter for the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer. Mary antin, american author remembered for her autobiographical work the promised land and other books on immigrant life in the united states. Mary antin was an american author and immigration rights activist.
She is best known for her 1912 autobiography the promised land, an account of her emigration and subsequent americanization. In her classic immigrant autobiography, the promised land 1912, mary antin negotiates her own agency through a dialogue between labor and literacy. Antins description and stories of life in polotzk makes it easy for me to imagine what it might have been like for my family as well. The extract below is from her book the promised land. Especially important is conveying to them the kinds of conditions. 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. A small rustic towns spirituality awakens after a mangled and beaten stranger wanders in one day. 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. Related to political movements or attitudes to achieve things.
Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Mary antin 1881 1949 being a jew in russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all. The promised land by mary antin on free audio book download. And so do we often build our world on an error, and. Mary antin emigrated with her family from the eastern european town of polotzk to boston in 1894, when she was twelve years old. Yet, according to the few critics who have written on jewish immigrant mary antins work, the meaning. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content michael p. Numerous memoirs and novels have recounted the jewish immigrant experience since the promised land was first published in 1912.
When i was a little girl, the world was divided into two parts. The promised land by mary antin, 1912 online research. The promised land by mary antin free at loyal books. 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. Mary antin 18811949 was born in polotsk, russia to a jewish family and emigrated to the united states settling in boston when she was only thirteen. The promised land by mary antin pdf free download ebook. Complete the promised land by mary antin lb librivox. In it, she tells the story of what she considers her escape from bondage in eastern europe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the promised land. 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.
Dec 05, 2017 a small rustic towns spirituality awakens after a mangled and beaten stranger wanders in one day. The promised land is the autobiography of mary antin. I was in that period when even normal children, undisturbed in their customary environment, begin to explore their own. Read the fulltext online edition of the promised land 1912. 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. 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. Mary antin recounts the process of uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimitization, and development that took place in my own soul, and.
The project gutenberg ebook of the promised land, by mary antin. The promised land by mary antin free ebook project gutenberg. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Even so, the promised land continued to be read, especially in the classroom. Inthe promised land, mary antin tells of moving from polotzk, russia, to boston, massachusetts, when she was around thirteen years old. When mary antins father decided that keeping to his traditions did not suit him anymore, he found no place in russia. The promised land was a bestseller when it was first published in 1912. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. 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. The promised land is the 1912 autobiography of mary antin. Antin begins the novel with her upbringing in polotzk, the jews are subject to persecution in russia which is far worse than anything that. She died of cancer on may 15, 1949, in suffern, new york. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Mary antin and the jewish origins of the american self many jews will never see the promised land. Like it is only that my illusion is more real to me than reality. As i read about the noble boy who would not tell a lie to. By the 1960s, antin and her vision of america had fallen from grace. Her first book, describing her voyage from russia to the united states, was published in 1899. When mary antin s father decided that keeping to his traditions did not suit him anymore, he found no place in russia. This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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. Russia was the place where ones father went on business.
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