American In The Making, The Life Story Of An Immigrant

American in the Making, the Life Story of an Immigrant

by Marcus Eli Ravage

This autobiography recounts the transformative journey of Marcus Eli Ravage, an immigrant who arrived in the United States from Romania in 1900. From his humble beginnings in a sweatshop to his enrollment in the University of Missouri, Ravage's narrative explores the challenges and triumphs of assimilation. Through vivid prose, he conveys his struggles with culture shock, his pursuit of education, and his gradual embrace of American identity.

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Marcus Eli Ravage was a Jewish American immigrant writer who wrote many books and articles about immigration in America and Europe between the world wars. Best known for his autobiographical book An A...

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