The Harness Maker's Dream : Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas /

Both historical study and ancestral narrative, The Harness Maker's Dream follows the story of Ukrainian immigrant Nathan Kallison's journey to the United States in search of a brighter future. At the turn of the twentieth century, over two million Jews emigrated from Czarist Russia and Eas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kotz, Nick
Autor Corporativo: Center for Texas Studies at TCU
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kallison, Nathan, > 1873-1944.
Kallison family.
Ranchers.
Jews, Russian.
Businessmen.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Juifs russes > Texas > San Antonio > Biographies.
Hommes d'affaires > Texas > San Antonio > Biographies.
Jews, Russian > Texas > San Antonio > Biography.
Ranchers > Texas > Bexar County > Biography.
Businessmen > Texas > San Antonio > Biography.
Texas > San Antonio.
Texas > Bexar County.
San Antonio (Tex.) > Biography.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Both historical study and ancestral narrative, The Harness Maker's Dream follows the story of Ukrainian immigrant Nathan Kallison's journey to the United States 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 escape persecution and pursue a life of freedom by leaving their homeland in 1890. Faced with the challenges of learning English and earning wages as a harness maker, Kallison stru.
Notas:"A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780875655932

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