The Harness Maker's Dream Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas |
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| Author:
| Kotz, Nick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87565-567-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Texas Christian University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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Follows the story of Ukrainian immigrant Nathan Kallison's journey to the US in search of a brighter future. At the turn of the twentieth century, over two million Jews emigrated from Czarist Russia and Eastern Europe to escape anti-Semitic law. Seventeen-year-old Kallison and his brothers were among those brave enough to pursue a life of freedom by leaving their homeland in 1890. The son of Nathan Kallison's daughter Tibe, author Nick Kotz provides a moving account of his ancestors'...
More DescriptionFollows the story of Ukrainian immigrant Nathan Kallison's journey to the US in search of a brighter future. At the turn of the twentieth century, over two million Jews emigrated from Czarist Russia and Eastern Europe to escape anti-Semitic law. Seventeen-year-old Kallison and his brothers were among those brave enough to pursue a life of freedom by leaving their homeland in 1890. The son of Nathan Kallison's daughter Tibe, author Nick Kotz provides a moving account of his ancestors' search for the American dream.