Bibliograph

Journeys, an American story, compiled by Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas

Type

Label

Journeys, an American story, compiled by Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas

Language

eng

Illustrations

facsimilesillustrationsphotographs

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Journeys

Responsibility statement

compiled by Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas

Sub title

an American story

Summary

Journeys captures the quintessential idea of the American dream. The individuals in this book are only a part of the brilliant mosaic of people who came to this country and made it what it is today. Read about the governor’s grandfathers who dug ditches and cleaned sewers, laying the groundwork for a budding nation; how a future cabinet secretary crossed the ocean at age eleven on a cargo ship; about a young boy who fled violence in Budapest to become one of the most celebrated American football players; the girl who escaped persecution to become the first Vietnamese American woman ever elected to the US congress; or the limo driver whose family took a seventy-year detour before finally arriving at their original destination, along with many other fascinating tales of extraordinary and everyday Americans.--, Inside flap

Table Of Contents

Our Journey -- The Changers -- The Lovers -- The Originals -- The Rescuers -- The Seekers -- The Strivers -- The Survivors -- The Trailblazers -- The Undocumented -- The Institutions -- Write Your Own Story -- American Renewal -- Acknowledgments

Target audience

adult

Classification